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Paperback. This work reveals the existence of a previously unknown stratum of literate women among the urban gentry in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 line diagrams 18 half-tones 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723596
- ISBN
- 9780804723596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.41
€ 36.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 10 black & white tables,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; ACBP; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999180
- ISBN
- 9780295999180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
Paperback. Collects information about footbinding in China, using color and black-and-white photography to chronicle the history of the practice. Num Pages: 162 pages, 61 color illustrations, 17 b/w photographs, 15 line figures, 6 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232846
- ISBN
- 9780520232846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.29
€ 41.99
€ 30.29
Paperback. Drawing on archaeological findings and an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, this book examines the economic life and multicultural society of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis in the era between Alexander and Augustus. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 5 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1HBE; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140339
- ISBN
- 9780691140339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.77
€ 45.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. The soap opera is a major form of media art and popular culture. Revered and reviled by fans and critics, its history spans and reflects social change and plays a vital role in the development of broadcasting. This book traces the genre from its beginnings on American radio in the 1930s to the international television genre it has become today. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APTS; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626543
- ISBN
- 9780745626543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018972
- ISBN
- 9781903018972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. In Encounters on the Passage, present day Inuit tell the stories that have been passed down from their ancestors of the first encounters with European explorers. Num Pages: 196 pages, 48, 27 images. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611030
- ISBN
- 9781442611030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632384
- ISBN
- 9780691632384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.68
€ 150.68
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602936
- ISBN
- 9780691602936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.92
€ 54.99
€ 39.92
Paperback. Starting with Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark, this title gives an overview of pioneers: Narcissa Whitman, trailblazer to Oregon and missionary to the Indians; Esther Morris and Carrie Chapman Catt, leaders for women's suffrage; and Willa Cather, the writer to transmute the experience of western women into serious literature. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803270732
- ISBN
- 9780803270732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781459700383
- ISBN
- 9781459700383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Hardback. "A portrait of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement in New York City through photographs taken in 1955 by Vivian Cherry, a documentary photographer, accompanied by excerpts of Dorothy Day's writings selected and edited by her granddaughter, Kate Hennessy"-- Editor(s): Hennessy, Kate. Series: Catholic Practice in North America. Num Pages: 152 pages, 65 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AJCP; BGX; HRCC7; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 7112 x 18. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823271368
- ISBN
- 9780823271368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.50
€ 45.99
€ 42.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Christian Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870613067
- ISBN
- 9780870613067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.12
€ 18.12
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486277134
- ISBN
- 9780486277134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.46
€ 33.99
€ 24.46
Paperback. The third volume of the Past Times of Macclesfield; a collection of local history newspaper columns by celebrated local historian Dorothy Bentley Smith. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658216
- ISBN
- 9781445658216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641768
- ISBN
- 9780691641768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Paperback. The fastest way to learn about human history, from the Ice Age to modern oligarchs. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848667259
- ISBN
- 9781848667259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. An edition of Hume's influential work on religion, including several of his shorter texts. Editor(s): Coleman, Dorothy. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521603591
- ISBN
- 9780521603591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Paperback. Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral--Universiteat Meunchen, 2012) Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 10 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMK; AMR; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837622768
- ISBN
- 9783837622768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.69€ 47.69
€ 59.69
€ 47.69