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30 produkter
Dressmaker of Dachau
E-bok, 2015
96 kr
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Spanning the intense years of war, The Dressmaker of Dachau is a dramatic tale of love, conflict, betrayal and survival. It is the compelling story of one young woman’s resolve to endure and of the choices she must make at every turn – choices which will contain truths she must confront.London, …
Dressmaker of Dachau
Ljudbok, 2015
246 kr
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSpring 1939. Taken prisoner by the Nazis, eighteen-year-old Ada is forced into a life of slavery and horror in Dachau concentration camp. Her skill as a seamstress is the only bargaining chip she has against the brutal SS guards. Back in London, she dreamed of being a …
Fenwomen
A Portrait of Women in an English Village (Virago Modern Classics)
E-bok, 2025
11 kr
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50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - now a Virago Modern Classic with a new introduction by Alexandra Harris'Full of dignity, courage and humour, and as fresh and insightful as the day it was written, FENWOMEN is a vital portrait of rural women's lives - not only as they were lived in the 1970s in one …
Fenwomen
A Portrait of Women in an English Village (Virago Modern Classics)
Häftad, 2025
129 kr
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50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - now a Virago Modern Classic with a new introduction by Alexandra Harris'Full of dignity, courage and humour, and as fresh and insightful as the day it was written, FENWOMEN is a vital portrait of rural women's lives - not only as they were lived in the 1970s in one …
Narrative and Genre
Av Mary Chamberlain, Paul Thompson
Inbunden, 1997
2666 kr
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Any life story, whether a written autobiography or an oral testimony, is shaped not only by the reworkings of experience through memory and re-evaluation, but also art. Any communication has to use shared conventions not only of language itself but also the more complex expectations of 'genre': of …
Caribbean Migration
Globalized Identities
Inbunden, 1998
2586 kr
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This anthology represents important and original directions in the study of Caribbean migration. It takes a comparative perspective on the Caribbean people's migratory experiences to North America, Europe, and within the Caribbean. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses:* the …
Narrative and Genre
Av Mary Chamberlain, Paul Thompson
Häftad, 2014
796 kr
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Any life story, whether a written autobiography or an oral testimony, is shaped not only by the reworkings of experience through memory and re-evaluation, but also art. Any communication has to use shared conventions not only of language itself but also the more complex expectations of 'genre': of …
Empire and Nation-Building in the Caribbean
Barbados, 1937–66
Inbunden, 2010
1236 kr
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This original and exciting book examines the processes of nation building in the British West Indies. It argues that nation building was a more complex and messy affair, involving women and men in a range of social and cultural activities, in a variety of migratory settings, within a unique …
Family Love in the Diaspora
Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience
Inbunden, 2006
2512 kr
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Colonial social policy in the British West Indies from the nineteenth century onward assumed that black families lacked morals, structure, and men, a void that explained poverty and lack of citizenship. African-Caribbean families appeared as the mirror opposite of the "ideal" family advocated by …
Narratives of Exile and Return
Häftad, 2004
750 kr
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In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration …
Forgotten
Häftad, 2022
122 kr
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‘The Forgotten is an utterly absorbing novel... The devastation of Berlin in 1945 is powerfully portrayed through the eyes of the women who are caught between the conquering forces.’ Jennifer Saint, author of AriadneHow do you rebuild a life from the ashes of despair?London 1958. …
Lie
Häftad, 2023
139 kr
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TWO SISTERS, ONE DANGEROUS LIE,AND A DEVASTATING TRUTH.Joan, once a singing star of the 1940s and 1950s, now ekes out a lonely, impoverished existence – until a chance encounter promises a comeback concert and an album. Her sister Kathleen is a successful medical researcher who has been offered the …
Lie
E-bok, 2023
120 kr
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TWO SISTERS, ONE DANGEROUS LIE, AND A DEVASTATING TRUTH. Joan, once a singing star of the 1940s and 1950s, now ekes out a lonely, impoverished existence – until a chance encounter promises a comeback concert and an album. Her sister Kathleen is a successful medical researcher who has been offered …
Fenwomen
A Portrait of Women in an English Village
Inbunden, 2011
280 kr
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Originally published in 1975, Fenwomen was the first non-fiction book published by Virago. A vivid social and oral history of an isolated village in the Cambridgeshire Fens, it provides a unique portrait, spanning nearly 100 years, via the previously unheard voices of the women who lived there, of …
Caribbean Migration
Globalized Identities
E-bok, 2002
464 kr
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This anthology represents important and original directions in the study of Caribbean migration. It takes a comparative perspective on the Caribbean people''s migratory experiences to North America, Europe, and within the Caribbean. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses:* the …
Caribbean Migration
Globalized Identities
E-bok, 2002
437 kr
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This anthology represents important and original directions in the study of Caribbean migration. It takes a comparative perspective on the Caribbean people''s migratory experiences to North America, Europe, and within the Caribbean. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses:* the …
Narrative and Genre
Av Paul Thompson, Mary Chamberlain
E-bok, 2002
938 kr
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Any life story, whether a written autobiography or an oral testimony, is shaped not only by the reworkings of experience through memory and re-evaluation, but also art. Any communication has to use shared conventions not only of language itself but also the more complex expectations of ''genre'': …
Narrative and Genre
Av Paul Thompson, Mary Chamberlain
E-bok, 2002
917 kr
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Any life story, whether a written autobiography or an oral testimony, is shaped not only by the reworkings of experience through memory and re-evaluation, but also art. Any communication has to use shared conventions not only of language itself but also the more complex expectations of ''genre'': …
Narratives of Exile and Return
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration …
Caribbean Migration
Globalized Identities
Häftad, 2016
397 kr
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This anthology represents important and original directions in the study of Caribbean migration. It takes a comparative perspective on the Caribbean people's migratory experiences to North America, Europe, and within the Caribbean. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book discusses:* the …
Narratives of Exile and Return
E-bok, 2017
883 kr
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In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration …
Narratives of Exile and Return
E-bok, 2017
864 kr
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In this original and compelling book, Mary Chamberlain explores the nature and meaning of migration for Barbadians who migrated to Britain and elsewhere. It is a unique oral and social history, based on life-story interviews across three or more generations of Barbadian families. Locating migration …
Family Love in the Diaspora
Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience
E-bok, 2017
963 kr
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Colonial social policy in the British West Indies from the nineteenth century onward assumed that black families lacked morals, structure, and men, a void that explained poverty and lack of citizenship. African-Caribbean families appeared as the mirror opposite of the "ideal" family advocated by …
Family Love in the Diaspora
Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience
E-bok, 2017
963 kr
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Colonial social policy in the British West Indies from the nineteenth century onward assumed that black families lacked morals, structure, and men, a void that explained poverty and lack of citizenship. African-Caribbean families appeared as the mirror opposite of the "ideal" family advocated by …
Family Love in the Diaspora
Migration and the Anglo-Caribbean Experience
Häftad, 2009
791 kr
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Colonial social policy in the British West Indies from the nineteenth century onward assumed that black families lacked morals, structure, and men, a void that explained poverty and lack of citizenship. African-Caribbean families appeared as the mirror opposite of the "ideal" family advocated by …
Hidden
E-bok, 2019
120 kr
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Her heart died in the war – can she breathe new life into it?Dora Simon and Joe O’Cleary live in separate countries, accepting of their twilight years. But their monochrome worlds are abruptly upended by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, who is determined to identify the mysterious woman whose …
Hidden
Häftad, 2019
124 kr
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Her heart died in the war – can she breathe new life into it? Dora Simon and Joe O’Cleary live in separate countries, accepting of their twilight years. But their monochrome worlds are abruptly upended by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, who is determined to identify the mysterious woman whose …
Forgotten
Inbunden, 2021
254 kr
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‘The Forgotten is an utterly absorbing novel... The devastation of Berlin in 1945 is powerfully portrayed through the eyes of the women who are caught between the conquering forces.’ Jennifer Saint, author of AriadneHow do you rebuild a life from the ashes of despair?London 1958. …
Forgotten
E-bok, 2021
118 kr
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‘ The Forgotten is an utterly absorbing novel... The devastation of Berlin in 1945 is powerfully portrayed through the eyes of the women who are caught between the conquering forces.’ Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne How do you rebuild a life from the ashes of despair? London 1958. …
Old Wives' Tales
The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
Häftad, 2010
155 kr
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We may all know that dandelions make us wet the bed, and that stewed prunes are a cure for constipation, but how many of us were aware that a poultice of chicken manure is a remedy for baldness? Or that eel liver will aid a difficult labour?The woman healer is as old as history. For millennia she …
