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Hardcover. Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230282919
ISBN
9780230282919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801494819
ISBN
9780801494819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.39

Paperback. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114233
ISBN
9781405114233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.24

Hardcover. Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114226
ISBN
9781405114226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.41

Hardback. Presents a response to the prominent Methodist historian David Hempton's call to analyse women's experience within Methodism. This book deals with British Methodist women preachers over the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the Primitive Methodists and Bible Christians. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HRCC95; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078859
ISBN
9780719078859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.16

Paperback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128933
ISBN
9780231128933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Hardback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128926
ISBN
9780231128926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.12
€ 84.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198706854
ISBN
9780198706854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. A powerful and revealing account of one of the most notorious rebel groups in the world and the impact it has had on the women of Nigeria. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTF; GTJ; JFSJ1; JPWL; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991454
ISBN
9781786991454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.25

Editor(s): Vaughn, Justin S. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSJ; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813141015
ISBN
9780813141015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 146 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,1map. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 410. Good clean copy of an ex library book with small label on spine and one neat library stamp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd lo
Number of pages
146
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0225370
ISBN
9780862329747
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The innovative work of Pioneer Players, a London based theatre society founded in 1911 by Edith Craig, is explored here drawing on original archive research and taking an interdisciplinary approach to women's involvement in theatre during the British women's suffrage movement. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AN; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333686966
ISBN
9780333686966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.23

Paperback. How can transitional justice institutions provide due diligence to the lived experiences of women during war and violent political upheaval? This study provides a unique contribution to feminist scholarship on transitional justice, exploring women, peace and security with case studies from Africa and India. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSJ; JKV; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349488636
ISBN
9781349488636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.17

Hardcover. How can transitional justice institutions provide due diligence to the lived experiences of women during war and violent political upheaval? This study provides a unique contribution to feminist scholarship on transitional justice, exploring women, peace and security with case studies from Africa and India. Num Pages: 138 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137409355
ISBN
9781137409355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardcover. This edited collection explores the agency of women who do violence and have violence done to them. It contributes to the philosophical and theoretical debate, as well as offering practical, social and political responses to the issues examined. This book has one open access chapter under a CC BY license Editor(s): Widdows, Heather; Marway, Herjeet. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFFK; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137015112
ISBN
9781137015112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.18

Paperback. This study examines how the myths of man as "Just Warrior" and woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate/secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identity as warriors. It demonstrates how these myths are undermined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love. Num Pages: 321 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206264
ISBN
9780226206264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.98

Hardcover. A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present. 650 pages, Illustrations, ports. Editor(s): Cook, Bernard A. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GBC; HBW; JFSJ1; JW. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 64. Weight: 2762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851097708
ISBN
9781851097708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.93
€ 158.47

Paperback. Where are the women? In traditional historical and scholarly accounts of the making and fighting of wars, women are often nowhere to be seen. With few exceptions, war stories are told as if men were the only ones who plan, fight, are injured by, and negotiate ends to wars. Editor(s): Cohn, Carol. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745642451
ISBN
9780745642451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.77

Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 285 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403984326
ISBN
9781403984326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

Hardcover. The connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles' birth - and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. With various symbolic associations between weasels and women, the author brings to life one of the most enduring myths of Western culture. Translator(s): Eisenach, Emyln. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044743
ISBN
9780226044743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.81
€ 58.86

Hardback. An examination of the social background and character of ten famous 19th century women who took up public social service as social workers, researchers or reformers. The author relates her findings to the problems faced by women today who endeavour to combine family responsibilities and employment. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333463864
ISBN
9780333463864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.07

paperback. An examination of the social background and character of ten famous 19th century women who took up public social service as social workers, researchers or reformers. The author relates her findings to the problems faced by women today who endeavour to combine family responsibilities and employment. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1989th Edition
SKU
V9780333463871
ISBN
9780333463871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.18

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813528823
ISBN
9780813528823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.97

Paperback. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCZ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349246465
ISBN
9781349246465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

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