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Paperback. Traces the genealogy of modern womanhood in the encounters between Koreans and American Protestant missionaries in the early twentieth century, during Korea's colonization by Japan. This book presents an historically specific, textured analysis that sheds light on the interplay between local and global politics of gender and modernity. Series: Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520098695
ISBN
9780520098695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

An acute housing shortage was one of the defining features of Soviet life. This book explores the housing problem throughout the 70 years of Soviet history, looking at changing political ideology on appropriate forms of housing under socialism, successive government policies on housing, and the meaning and experience of 'home' for Soviet citizens. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081453
ISBN
9780719081453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 152.90

Hardcover. Offers a reexamination of the Egyptian women's movement in light of class differences. This book describes the way in which elite feminism created a concept of womanhood that fed into the nationalist cultural ideal, one that was not necessarily progressive for all Egyptian women. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 184 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631705
ISBN
9780815631705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, 582 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 314 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321535
ISBN
9780764321535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.67
€ 42.51

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. A guide to Britain's swinging fashion scene. It looks back at the emergence of London as a major player in the world of style during the 1960s. It explores how the trend began and developed, and lists the most with-it Carnaby St boutiques and looks forward to the fashions of the future. Num Pages: 72 pages, 15 b/w; 8 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; AKTH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 104 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402561
ISBN
9781908402561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Series: History in Focus. Num Pages: 432 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 275 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719577130
ISBN
9780719577130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.80

Paperback. Traces the life of the nineteenth century French artist, looks at his most important paintings, drawings, and sculpture, and discusses influences on his work. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 182 illustrations, 31 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACVT; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500202203
ISBN
9780500202203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 5.47

Hardcover. Anyone who visits Barcelona will come across the works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. Gaudi created inspiring, visionary buildings and helped establish Barcelona (most notably with the still-unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral) as a city of the world. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836560283
ISBN
9783836560283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, over 300+ colour & bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 984.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342561
ISBN
9780764342561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. The neglected story of how Texan musicians pioneered and explored psychedelic rock, and the too-high price they often paid. Num Pages: 389 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790945
ISBN
9781782790945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Widely admired as the definitive cultural history of the 1960s, this groundbreaking workfinallyreappears in a new edition." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404329
ISBN
9780871404329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. A study that illuminates the Egyptian experience of modernity by critically analyzing the foremost medium through which it was articulated: history. Covering more than one hundred years of mostly unexamined historical literature in Arabic, it explores Egyptian historical thought and examines the careers of numerous critical historians. Num Pages: 406 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257337
ISBN
9780520257337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. This title reveals the true extent of how chemistry rather than military strategy determined the shape, duration and outcome of the First World War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953757
ISBN
9780750953757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, football came to a halt. Stadiums were given over to military, most players joined up. Then it was realised that if victory was the national goal, soccer could help - and football went to war. This book captures the atmosphere of the time and tells the story of a unique period in football's history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750940313
ISBN
9780750940313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A century of change in an American industrial utopia Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222886
ISBN
9780253222886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 375 pages, 60+ illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307959
ISBN
9780825307959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.04

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old O.S. Maps of Lancashire. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJC; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 121 x 3. Weight in Grams: 26. Lancashire Sheet 113.12. Series: Old O.S. Maps of Lancashire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJC; WQH; WTRM. Dimension: 208 x 121 x 3. Weight: 26.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2000
Edition
Facsimile of 1905 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841511894
ISBN
9781841511894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.05

Hardcover. Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are the protagonists who featured in the greatest ever chess rivalry. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested five long matches for the World Championship. This volume focuses on the third and fourth matches in this sequence: London/Leningrad 1986 and Seville 1987. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Everyman Chess
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857446258
ISBN
9781857446258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.15

Hardcover. The history of sport has seen many gladiatorial clashes: Ali v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in motor racing. This title analyses the clashes from 1984 and 1985, giving author's opinions both on the political machinations surrounding the matches as well as the games. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 906.
Publisher
Everyman Chess United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857444339
ISBN
9781857444339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.26

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