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Crown and Veil: Female Monasticism from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A survey of female monasticism that begins with the first communities of Late Antiquity and ends with the Reformation. It focuses on the visual culture of female monasticism in the European Middle Ages.
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Days of Masquerade: Life Stories of Lesbian Women During the Third Reich (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Through a series of interviews Schoppmann presents the life stories of ten lesbians who lived through the Nazi era. This book is a bold reminder of the "forgotten victims" of the Third Reich.
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China’s Transition (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The text provides an introduction to the intricate web of contemporary Chinese politics - and China's changing place in the global system. It discusses China and democracy, human rights issues, and the move to integrate China into the international economy.
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Caring for Our Elders: Multicultural Experiences with Nursing Home Placement (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Describes the experiences of African American and Afro-Caribbean, white Jewish, and Latina/o residents and their relatives and... Læs mere
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Defensor pacis (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Addresses the role of citizenship as a buffer between individual and community. This book explicates the foundations of religious toleration. It affords a distinctive theoretical perspective that rivals that of various thinkers of the Western political tradition.
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Creative Pasts: Historical Memory and Identity in Western India, 1700-1960 (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The "Maratha period" of the 17th and 18th centuries, when an independent Maratha state successfully resisted the Mughals, is a... Læs mere
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Burnin' Down the House: Home in African American Literature (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century.
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Chinese Women’s Cinema: Transnational Contexts (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)Levering: Skaffevare (forvent 14 - 30 hverdage)
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Decoding Al-Qaeda's Strategy: The Deep Battle Against America (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The first book to draw a blueprint for defeating al-Qaeda on ideological rather than military grounds.
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The Empires of the Near East and India: Source Studies of the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal Literate Communities (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This volume is a comprehensive sourcebook of newly translated texts from the Safavid, Ottoman,... Læs mere
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Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets: The Science of What's Out There (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Fred Watson, an award-winning astronomer, presents the most up-to-date knowledge on hot topics in astronomy and space science, providing a fascinating and entertaining account of the latest research.
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Emerging Domestic Markets: How Financial Entrepreneurs Reach Underserved Communities in the United States (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Gregory Fairchild introduces readers to the rising set of entrepreneurs whose efforts to reach... Læs mere
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