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Paperback. Focusing on the Lancashire mill town of Bolton, this book traces the emergence of a core of female social and political activists from the 1860s and analyses their achievements as they rose from the humble origins of a workhouse visiting committee to become pivotal players in the formulation and implementation of local welfare policy after 1894. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194130
- ISBN
- 9781845194130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators. Num Pages: 364 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190873
- ISBN
- 9781845190873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Hardback. Covering a wide range of magazine work, including editing, illustration, poetry, needlework instruction and typesetting, this book provides fresh insights into the participation of women in the nineteenth-century magazine industry. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137435989
- ISBN
- 9781137435989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.02
€ 113.02
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442244269
- ISBN
- 9781442244269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.30€ 18.49
€ 115.30
€ 18.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Heinz, Anne; Heinz, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 black and white photographs, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HRCC95; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252039959
- ISBN
- 9780252039959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.45
€ 43.99
€ 43.45
Hardcover. History continues to largely reflect narratives of victors. South African post-apartheid history has not escaped the risk of distortions and omissions that come from excluding critical voices and players in our struggle for democracy. Num Pages: 240 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 253 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431401048
- ISBN
- 9781431401048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.81
€ 36.99
€ 30.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Elit, Laurie; Froese, Jean Chamberlain. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKS; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824545
- ISBN
- 9781634824545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 342.32€ 252.60
€ 342.32
€ 252.60
Women´s Bodies as Battlefield: Christian Theology and the Global War ...
Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Hardback. Christian theology has been complicit in justifying the war on women, but it also has resources to help finally declare peace in the war on women. War itself has come to resemble the war on women, and thus strategies to end the war on women, supported by new Christian theological interpretations, will also help end today's endless wars. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468147
- ISBN
- 9781137468147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.53
€ 97.53
Paperback. Explores how photographs have been and are used to construct versions of history and examines how photographic representations of otherness often tell stories about the self. This book exhibits the work of American women; tells their absorbing stories; and discusses representations of North American Indians, African Americans,and the migrant poor. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 512 pages, 220 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822320678
- ISBN
- 9780822320678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.98
€ 36.99
€ 32.98
Hardback. This collection examines the nexus between the emancipation of women, and their role(s) in civil service organisations. It covers the role of social media in organising, the significance of religion in many cultural contexts, activism in Eastern Europe and the impact of environmental degradation on women's lives. Editor(s): Schwabenland, Christina; Lange, Chris; Onyx, Jenny; Nakagawa, Sachiko. Num Pages: 388 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447324775
- ISBN
- 9781447324775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.14
€ 116.14
Paperback. What is women's empowerment, and how and why does it matter for women's health? This book presents thirteen multidisciplinary case studies that demonstrate how science and advocacy can be creatively merged to enhance the agency and status of women. Editor(s): Dworkin, Shari L.; Gandhi, Monica; Passano, Paige. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps, 1 line illustrations, 30 b/w, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272880
- ISBN
- 9780520272880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Peterson, University of Maryland; Francesca Sawaya, University of Oklahoma; Talia Schaffer, Queens College, CUNY; Alpana Sharma, Wright State University; Lynn Thiesmeyer, Keio University; Ana Parejo Vadillo, Birkbeck College, University of London; and Julian Yates, University of Delaware. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869358
- ISBN
- 9780801869358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.42
€ 34.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Contributors discuss the differences between women within and across cultures and how local attitudes and traditions can affect the prevention of, or vulnerability to, HIV / AIDS. Editor(s): Long, Lynellyn D.; Ankrah, E.Maxine. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JFSJ1; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106054
- ISBN
- 9780231106054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. This volume offers introductions to the work of fifteen avant-garde American women filmmakers. Editor(s): Blaetz, Robin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340447
- ISBN
- 9780822340447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Hundreds of beautiful hats by important American and European milliners, all illustrated in over 550 color photos. This carefully researched book profiles the creators and lists the most desirable designer and salon labels. It offers special sections with tips on dating, evaluation, and storing and decoration, as well as a useful value guide. Num Pages: 240 pages, 570 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302046
- ISBN
- 9780764302046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.67€ 39.25
€ 54.67
€ 39.25
Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 453 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486448503
- ISBN
- 9780486448503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.99
€ 19.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Concerned with issues that have shaped the history of women in particular places and eras, this title examines women in ancient civilizations; including women in China, Japan, and Korea; women and gender in South and South East Asia; Medieval women; women and gender in Colonial Latin America; and the history of women in the US up to 1865. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072499
- ISBN
- 9780252072499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. The American Historical Association's Committee on Women Historians commissioned some of the pioneering figures in women's history to prepare essays in their respective areas of expertise. These volumes, the second and third in a series of three, complete their collected efforts. It also includes essays on sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072345
- ISBN
- 9780252072345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.06
€ 24.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. Editor(s): Purvis, June. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238892
- ISBN
- 9780415238892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Mayock, Paula; Bretherton, Joanne. Num Pages: 298 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTF; JFFB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137545152
- ISBN
- 9781137545152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.96
€ 156.96