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Hardback. Many nations affirm the principle of gender equality. As women continue to advance in most walks of life, the impression that equality has been reached and that gender issues no longer pose real problems has naturally gained ground. Yet, many cultural, economic, and social barriers remain. Editor(s): Kearney, Mary-Louise. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812476
ISBN
9781571812476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.57

Hardback. Here, the author examines the impact of colonialism and the cash economy on the Nandi, a semi-pastoral and patrilineal people of western Kenya, emphasizing changes in women's and men's economic roles and their respective relations to property and to each other. Num Pages: 364 pages, 21 half-tones 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712248
ISBN
9780804712248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.47

Paperback. Explores the literary and historical significance of women's writing for the most influential body of nationalist journalism during the Irish Revival. This work studies women's writings in the Irish nationalist tradition, focusing on leading female voices in the cultural and political movements that helped launch the Easter Rising of 1916. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631415
ISBN
9780815631415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Hardback. Privacy is not often thought of as a marker of modernity but a look at British women's writing of the early twentieth century suggests that it should be so. This book examines the female pursuit of privacy, particularly of the spatial kind, as women began to claim privacy as an entitlement of the modern, middle-class woman. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230535855
ISBN
9780230535855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.49

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226355047
ISBN
9780226355047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

Paperback. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
271
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394713519
ISBN
9780394713519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460212
ISBN
9781349460212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardcover. Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137327796
ISBN
9781137327796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; HRA; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349666720
ISBN
9781349666720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Drawing upon the experiences of a group of women in social science, this study identifies issues facing women in research. As well as contributing to debates about women's role in the academic world, this collection combines the reflections of established researchers with self-assessment exercises. Editor(s): Hatt, Sue; Kent, Julie; Britton, Carolyn (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of the West of England, Bristol). Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; KCF; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333773239
ISBN
9780333773239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68

Paperback.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681466
ISBN
9781781681466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.02

Hardcover. This study traces the history of women's science fiction writing from the turn of the century to the early 1990s, analysing how women writers have utilized the genre to critique the ideology that informs what counts as scientific knowledge. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSBH; DSK; FL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Publishers, Limited
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741580
ISBN
9780333741580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.53

Hardcover. This work examines women's experiences in Britain during the World War II, drawing on women's own memories and archival sources. It explores the myths and silences surrounding women's contribution to the war effort. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333760864
ISBN
9780333760864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.71

hardcover. A study of women's utopian spatial imagination in the 17th and 18th centuries, this book explores the correlation between identity and social space. The investigation is driven by conceptual questions, and seeks to link theoretical debates about space, gender and utopianism to historiographic debates about the social production of space. Series Editor(s): Poska, Professor Allyson M.; Zanger, Professor Abby. Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, Includes 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754652571
ISBN
9780754652571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.63

Hardcover. Where Grace Meets Power. 288 pages. Editor(s): Cheen, Reverend Guo; Schaaf, Kathe; Lindahl, Kay; Hurty, Kathleen S. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 24. Weight: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skylight Paths Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594733130
ISBN
9781594733130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 247 x 31. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
New Century Publications India
Number of pages
307
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788177083132
ISBN
9788177083132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.53
€ 66.97

Paperback. Addressing cultural representations of women's participation in the political violence and terrorism of the Italian anni di piombo ('years of lead', c. 1969-83), this book conceptualizes Italy's experience of political violence during those years as a form of cultural and collective trauma. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBTB; JFC; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349451432
ISBN
9781349451432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.79

Hardcover. Addressing cultural representations of women's participation in the political violence and terrorism of the Italian anni di piombo ('years of lead', c. 1969-83), this book conceptualizes Italy's experience of political violence during those years as a form of cultural and collective trauma. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; APFA; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137294067
ISBN
9781137294067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088759
ISBN
9780719088759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719096716
ISBN
9780719096716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.51

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