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Paperback. During the nineteenth-century, European women experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives. Breaking away from traditional categories, the authors of this book provide a sense of the variety and complexity of women's lives across national and regional boundaries. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333676066
ISBN
9780333676066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.69

Hardcover. This text examines common issues and concepts concerning women in non-traditional, male dominated occupations. It explores the question of whether these women are the agents of change or are instead changed themselves. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333929261
ISBN
9780333929261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Paperback. Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2010. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298624
ISBN
9781349298624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 183.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485206
ISBN
9780801485206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardback. This study argues that Plato's is a gendered philosophy which contains within its basic tenets notions associated with masculinity. Consequently, the book explores the reasons why, in "The Republic" Plato includes women in the ruling class of his proposed ideal State. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333666074
ISBN
9780333666074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.62

Paperback. This work argues that Plato's philosophy is a gendered philosophy: it contains within its basic tenets notions associated with masculinity. The author explores the reasons why, in "The Republic", Plato includes women in the ruling class of his proposed ideal state on equal terms with men. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333750957
ISBN
9780333750957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.69

Hardback. Points to the important role of women as key characters in Polish films, such as the enduring female figure in Polish culture, the "Polish Mother," female characters in socialist realistic cinema, women depicted in the films of the Polish School, solidarity heroines, and women in the films from the postcommunist period. Editor(s): Mazierska, Ewa; Ostrowska, Elzbieta. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; APF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819475
ISBN
9781571819475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501318986
ISBN
9781501318986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 8.96

Hardcover. Part of an annual series which brings together studies of issues in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, this title covers both domestic and international developments. It bridges the gap between specialist research and journalistic accounts. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara; Spencer, Metta; Drakulic, Slobodan. Series: Research in the Soviet Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JFSJ1; JHBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781559384322
ISBN
9781559384322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. Examines the life and work of women who have reached positions of political power after the end of communism in Europe. This book explores the roles they have adopted, the relationships they have cultivated, and the agendas they have pursued. Editor(s): Rueschemeyer, Marilyn; Wolchik, Sharon L. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221698
ISBN
9780253221698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.05

Hardcover. A compelling inquiry into the remaking of gender and sexuality in post-Mubarak Egypt Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167478
ISBN
9789774167478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Hardback. This text studies the social issues related to the status of women in Saudi Arabia and the extent to which Saudi Arabian women participate in their country's development. It also focuses on the education and work outside the home as they affect the role of the woman as wife, mother and homemaker. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333638125
ISBN
9780333638125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Paperback. This text studies the social issues related to the status of women in Saudi Arabia and the extent to which Saudi Arabian women participate in their country's development. It also focuses on the education and work outside the home as they affect the role of the woman as wife, mother and homemaker. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333654811
ISBN
9780333654811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460221927
ISBN
9789460221927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339428
ISBN
9781590339428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.29
€ 165.93

Paperback. A survey of women's experiences in the American communitarian movement from the 19th century to the present. This volume covers a wide range of religious, secular and modern interactive-psychology communities, focusing on women in the complexity and multiplicity of their roles. Editor(s): Chmielewski, W.E.; etc.; Kern, Louis J. (Department of History, Hofstra University, New York, USA); Klee-Hartzell, Marlyn (Department of Political Science, Adelphi University, New York, USA). Series: Utopianism & Communitarianism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HRA; HRLP7; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625698
ISBN
9780815625698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Halloway, Amelia S. Num Pages: 181 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617281617
ISBN
9781617281617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.12
€ 115.84

Paperback. Using evidence from the Athenian Agora the authors show how objects discovered during excavations provide a vivid picture of women's lives. The book is structured according to the social roles women played-as owners of property, companions (in and outside of marriage), participants in ritual, craftspeople, producers, and consumers. Num Pages: 56 pages, 75 col & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; HDDA; HDDK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
Edition
Volume XXVI ed.
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876616444
ISBN
9780876616444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.62

Hardback. Shows scholars, clergy, seminarians, and college students how to gain access to books and articles-both technical and semi-popular-which shed light on women in antiquity in Israel, Judah, and the surrounding countries, who play a role in the world of Hebrew Scripture. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830691
ISBN
9780810830691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.76

paperback. Examines women's role in the army and military organizations during the First and Second World Wars, during peacetime, in the interwar era and in the post-war period. This book argues that the women challenged traditional notions of gender and threatened to destabilise clear-cut notions of identity by unsettling the masculine territory of warfare. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBW; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415390576
ISBN
9780415390576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

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