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paperback. In 1900, Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, was assassinated in a Peking street. By 4pm the first shots were fired and a siege by Boxers and imperial troops had begun. Among the besieged were 148 women from around the world and Maud, the Baron's widow. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 430 pages, 4 maps, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Holo Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953773060
- ISBN
- 9780953773060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Very few women make it to the top of their profession and among those that do, almost half have no children or other caregiving responsibilities. The message for working women everywhere has been clear-to make it to the top you have to pick one-your family or your career. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405171052
- ISBN
- 9781405171052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Women at the Top: What Women University and College Presidents Say Abo...
Wolverton, Mimi, Bower, Beverly L., Hyle, Adr...
Paperback. Explores women leaders in different contexts. This book presents the reflections of nine women community college, college, and university presidents on what they see as key tenets of leadership, illuminated by pivotal events in their careers. It also offers guidance for women who aspire to positions of leadership. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNK; JNM; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579222567
- ISBN
- 9781579222567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. Tells the story of fifty women - members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Nurse Corps - who went to war, working in military hospitals, aboard ships, and with air evacuation squadrons during the Vietnam War. Series: Studies in Health, Illness & Caregiving. Num Pages: 238 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812213171
- ISBN
- 9780812213171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Hardcover. Women at War reviews the epidemiology, changes in policy and demographics of women in the services, the factors affecting their health and health care while serving in austere environments, issues related to reproductive and urogenital health and how health care providers can help prepare and prevent illness. Editor(s): Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron; Naclerio, Anne L. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 336 x 24. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199344536
- ISBN
- 9780199344536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.48
€ 174.48
hardcover. Lists references to critical and interpretive studies os the literary output of 169 major and minor Hispanic South American women writers active from the turn of the twentieth century to 1989. Num Pages: 156 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810822634
- ISBN
- 9780810822634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.82
€ 90.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576871201
- ISBN
- 9781576871201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.35
€ 37.99
€ 27.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRQA5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310826
- ISBN
- 9781634310826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.29
€ 17.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. An historical account of the significant roles of feminists and female philanthropists in the emergence of the Argentine welfare state between 1880 and 1955. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343301
- ISBN
- 9780822343301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.11
€ 32.99
€ 29.11
Hardcover. This volume celebrates the women born between the Renaissance and 1913 who played significant roles in the history of classical scholarship. Synthesizing incisive case-studies with overviews of the evolution of the discipline, it explores their legacy and provides scholars of today with the female intellectual ancestors they did not know they had. Editor(s): Wyles, Rosie; Hall, Edith. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 496 pages, 28 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198725206
- ISBN
- 9780198725206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.40
€ 197.40
Hardback. Updates and expands Claghorn's previous book, Women Composers and Hymnists (Scarecrow, 1984), presenting succinct biographies for female composers in both secular and sacred music. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810831308
- ISBN
- 9780810831308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.02
€ 168.02
Hardcover. Shows readers how to change the world through a series of case studies that chronicle how the author and other pioneering women in a range of fields have done so in years past. Series: Studies in Jewish Civilisation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535696
- ISBN
- 9781557535696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.58
€ 25.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. This study examines major contemporary women directors of narrative feature films - their themes, art and the circumstances in which they work. Quart contends that women are creating a film language and sensibility that are unique, strong and, until now, unexplored. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780275934774
- ISBN
- 9780275934774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.70
€ 45.99
€ 38.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479827053
- ISBN
- 9781479827053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555409586
- ISBN
- 9781555409586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00
Hardback. Looking at the barriers holding women back and the social forces constraining them, this title shows women how to reframe their interactions and evaluate their opportunities. It teaches them how to ask for what they want in ways that feel comfortable and possible, taking into account the impact of asking on their relationships. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089409
- ISBN
- 9780691089409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Many Westerners view Islam as a religion that restricts and subordinates women in both private and public life. Yet, a surprising number of women in Western Europe and America convert to Islam. This book investigates why non-Muslim women in the United States, several European countries, and South Africa are converting to Islam. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713024
- ISBN
- 9780292713024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Women Ethnographers and Native Women Storytellers: Relational Science,...
Susan Berry Brill de Ramirez
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498510042
- ISBN
- 9781498510042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78€ 16.95
€ 102.78
€ 16.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Huggins, Martha D.; Glebbeek, Marie-Louise. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742541191
- ISBN
- 9780742541191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.88
€ 169.88
Paperback. Tracing the transformation of the film industry into a legitimate "big businessof the 1920s, and explaining the fate of the female filmmaker during the silent era, Mahar demonstrates how industrial growth and change can unexpectedly open-and close-opportunities for women. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 27, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890840
- ISBN
- 9780801890840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82