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Hardcover. Takes the reader back through history and around the world to uncover a clear pattern of women as warriors. It is a fascinating comment on the nature of gender, on the power of the warrior image, and on the image's source in history. Series: The Warriors. Num Pages: 296 pages, photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574881066
ISBN
9781574881066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762783717
ISBN
9780762783717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. A collection of stories, which examine society through the eyes of the woman, as she encountered choices in marriage, motherhood, work and love. It tells the stories of competing voices - of the men and women who entered into the fray of the fin de siecle, and were not afraid to confront, challenge or delight in the irrepressible New. Editor(s): Richardson, Angelique. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441566
ISBN
9780141441566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 455 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558616073
ISBN
9781558616073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JD; 3JF; HRQX; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725492
ISBN
9780292725492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 108 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ballantine Books Inc.
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Mass Market Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345409874
ISBN
9780345409874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.98

paperback. Presents the 'wild woman', the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the 'wild woman' has been repressed by a male-orientated value system which trivialises women's emotions.This title reveals that the 'wild woman' in us is innately healthy, passionate and wise. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Rider U.K.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041099
ISBN
9781846041099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Until recently, the topic of female sexual offenders remained under-researched, and many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. This book is organised in to five parts around eleven chapters. Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470015742
ISBN
9780470015742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. How do women talk about peace and violence? What moves "ordinary" women into extraordinary activism? This book profiles ten influential women activists, relating their experiences and rhetorically analyzing their public communication in and about their efforts for peace. Editor(s): Kelley, Colleen E.; Eblen, Anna L. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GTC; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508750
ISBN
9780742508750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.32

Hardcover. The number of women in senior management remains stubbornly low. Women Who Succeed examines the real life experiences of forty-six senior women who have 'made it' into senior management. It considers the strategies that these women adopted, the support they received and the relationships they formed in building their careers. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJG; KJM; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137328250
ISBN
9781137328250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of the issues affecting the lives of women with intellectual disabilities. Women from all over the world have collaborated to write about their lives, their experiences and their hopes for the future. Different aspects of life - work, family, relationships and more - are discussed. Editor(s): Traustadottir, Rannveig; Johnson, Kelley. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMRN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853028465
ISBN
9781853028465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 586. Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity. 377 pages, 40 b/w photographs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSK. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 53. Weight: 516.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
377
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242630
ISBN
9780520242630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Presents an examination of Mexican-American and white girls coming of age in California's Central Valley. Investigating the cultural politics of how inequalities are both reproduced and challenged, this book examines the discursive formations that provide a context for the complex identity performances of contemporary girls. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
259
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280014
ISBN
9780520280014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

hardcover. The story of thousands of Mennonite women who, having lost their husbands and fathers, assumed altered gender roles in their adopted homeland and created a culture of women refugees with its own distinctive historical narrative. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJH; JFFN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802044914
ISBN
9780802044914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. Examines testimonials by women who have survived abuse and atrocity in zones of conflict and terror. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224340
ISBN
9780823224340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.76

Hardback. This collection contributes to theoretical debates about women workers in Asia. It provides information and insight into labour systems associated with labour intensive export manufactures and state labour relations in a comparative context. Editor(s): Kaur, Amarjit. Series: Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333962930
ISBN
9780333962930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Num Pages: 220 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JHBL; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 218 x 2. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137490148
ISBN
9781137490148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.49

Num Pages: 205 pages, 378 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: AC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1772.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764318078
ISBN
9780764318078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Paperback. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349323111
ISBN
9781349323111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

paperback. This book explores the way in which the support of family groups enabled women to participate in literary production, but simultaneously closeted them within a form of writing that often encompassed genre, style, rhetoric and theme. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBJD1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2007
SKU
V9781349540853
ISBN
9781349540853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This book reveals women writers' key role in constituting seventeenth-century public culture and, in doing so, offers a new reading of that culture as begun in intimate circles of private dialogue and extended along transnational networks of public debate. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349538898
ISBN
9781349538898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. Examining the appropriation of transgressive, violent female figures from ancient Greek literature and myth by late Victorian writers, Olverson reveals the extent to which ancient antagonists like the murderous Medea and the sinister Circe were employed as a means to protest against and comment upon contemporary social and political institutions. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230215597
ISBN
9780230215597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Uncovering a substantial variety of books by women about the diverse West Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5SL; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078842
ISBN
9780252078842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. A collection of reflections on the sexual politics, racial history, and moral predicaments of anthropology that explore a range of visions of identity and difference. Editor(s): Behar, Ruth; Gordon, Deborah A. Num Pages: 470 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
470
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520202085
ISBN
9780520202085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

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