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Yale Needs Women - How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant (Paperback): Anne Gardiner Perkins Yale Needs Women - How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant (Paperback)
Anne Gardiner Perkins
R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

WINNER OF THE 2020 CONNECTICUT BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION AND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2021 BY BOOKBROWSE "Perkins' richly detailed narrative is a reminder that gender equity has never come easily, but instead if borne from the exertions of those who precede us."-Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls If Yale was going to keep its standing as one of the top two or three colleges in the nation, the availability of women was an amenity it could no longer do without. In the winter of 1969, from big cities to small towns, young women across the country sent in applications to Yale University for the first time. The Ivy League institution dedicated to graduating "one thousand male leaders" each year had finally decided to open its doors to the nation's top female students. The landmark decision was a huge step forward for women's equality in education. Or was it? The experience the first undergraduate women found when they stepped onto Yale's imposing campus was not the same one their male peers enjoyed. Isolated from one another, singled out as oddities and sexual objects, and barred from many of the privileges an elite education was supposed to offer, many of the first girls found themselves immersed in an overwhelmingly male culture they were unprepared to face. Yale Needs Women is the story of how these young women fought against the backward-leaning traditions of a centuries-old institution and created the opportunities that would carry them into the future. Anne Gardiner Perkins's unflinching account of a group of young women striving for change is an inspiring story of strength, resilience, and courage that continues to resonate today. "Yes, Yale needed women, but it didn't really want them... Anne Gardiner Perkins tells how these young women met the challenge with courage and tenacity and forever changed Yale and its chauvinistic motto of graduating 1,000 male leaders every year."-Lynn Povich, author of The Good Girls Revolt

A Potteries Boy in Wales (Paperback): J E Hayward A Potteries Boy in Wales (Paperback)
J E Hayward
R579 Discovery Miles 5 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The World of UCL (Paperback): Negley Harte, John North, Georgina Brewis The World of UCL (Paperback)
Negley Harte, John North, Georgina Brewis
R951 R886 Discovery Miles 8 860 Save R65 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History (Hardcover): Touraj Daryaee The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History (Hardcover)
Touraj Daryaee
R4,972 Discovery Miles 49 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Iranian history has long been a source of fascination for European and American observers. The country's ancient past preoccupied nineteenth-century historians and archaeologists as they attempted to construct a unified understanding of the ancient world. Iran's medieval history has likewise preoccupied scholars who have long recognized the Iranian plateau as a cultural crossroad of the world's great civilizations. In more recent times, Iran has continued to demand the attention of observers when, for example, the revolution of 1978-79 dramatically burst onto the world stage, or more recently, when the Iranian democracy movement has come to once again challenge the status quo of the clerical regime. Iran's dominance in the Middle East has brought it into conflict with the United States and so it is the subject of almost daily coverage from reporters. Sympathetic observers of Iran-students, scholars, policy makers, journalists, and the educated public-tend to be perplexed and confused by this tangled web of historical development. Iran, as it appears to most observers, is a foreboding, menacing, and far away land with a history that is simply too difficult to fathom.
The Handbook is a guide to Iran's complex history. The book emphasizes the large-scale continuities of Iranian history while also describing the important patterns of transformation that have characterized Iran's past. Each of the chapters focuses on a specific epoch of Iranian history and surveys the general political, social, cultural, and economic issues of that era. The ancient period begins with chapters considering the anthropological evidence of the prehistoric era, through to the early settled civilizations of the Iranian plateau, and continuing to the rise of the ancient Persian empires. The medieval section first considers the Arab-Muslim conquest of the seventh century, and then moves on to discuss the growing Turkish influence filtering in from Central Asia beginning in the tenth and eleventh centuries. The last third of the book covers Iran in the modern era by considering the rise of the Safavid state and its accompanying policy of centralization and the introduction of Shi'ism, followed by essays on the problems of reform and modernization in the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, and finally with a chapter on the revolution of 1978-79 and its aftermath.
The book is a collaborative exercise among scholars specializing in a variety of sub-fields, and across a number of disciplines, including history, art history, classics, literature, politics, and linguistics. Here, readers can find a reliable and accessible narrative that can serve as an introduction to the field of Iranian studies. While the number of monographs published within specialized subfields of Iranian history continues to proliferate, there have been, to date, no books that attempt to produce a comprehensive single-volume history of Iranian civilization.

Shutdown - How Covid Shook The World's Economy (Paperback): Adam Tooze Shutdown - How Covid Shook The World's Economy (Paperback)
Adam Tooze
R405 R218 Discovery Miles 2 180 Save R187 (46%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

From the author of Crashed comes a gripping short history of how Covid-19 ravaged the global economy, and where it leaves us now.

When the news first began to trickle out of China about a new virus in December 2019, risk-averse financial markets were alert to its potential for disruption. Yet they could never have predicted the total economic collapse that would follow in COVID-19's wake, as stock markets fell faster and harder than at any time since 1929, currencies across the world plunged, investors panicked, and even gold was sold. In a matter of weeks, the world's economy was brought to an abrupt halt by governments trying to contain a spiralling public health catastrophe.

Flights were grounded; supply chains broken; industries from tourism to oil to hospitality collapsed overnight, leaving hundreds of millions of people unemployed. Central banks responded with unprecedented interventions, just to keep their economies on life-support. For the first time since the second world war, the entire global economic system contracted. This book tells the story of that shutdown. We do not yet know how this story ends, or what new world we will find on the other side.

In this fast-paced, compelling and at times shocking analysis, Adam Tooze surveys the wreckage, and looks at where we might be headed next.

Clitheroe Castle (Paperback): David Best Clitheroe Castle (Paperback)
David Best
R110 Discovery Miles 1 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Killing Crazy Horse - The Merciless Indian Wars in America (Paperback): Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard Killing Crazy Horse - The Merciless Indian Wars in America (Paperback)
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
R494 R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Killing Crazy Horse is the latest installment of the multimillion-selling Killing series is a gripping journey through the American West and the historic clashes between Native Americans and settlers. The bloody Battle of Tippecanoe was only the beginning. It's 1811 and President James Madison has ordered the destruction of Shawnee warrior chief Tecumseh's alliance of tribes in the Great Lakes region. But while General William Henry Harrison would win this fight, the armed conflict between Native Americans and the newly formed United States would rage on for decades. Bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard venture through the fraught history of our country's founding on already occupied lands, from General Andrew Jackson's brutal battles with the Creek Nation to President James Monroe's epic "sea to shining sea" policy, to President Martin Van Buren's cruel enforcement of a "treaty" that forced the Cherokee Nation out of their homelands along what would be called the Trail of Tears. O'Reilly and Dugard take readers behind the legends to reveal never-before-told historical moments in the fascinating creation story of America. This fast-paced, wild ride through the American frontier will shock readers and impart unexpected lessons that reverberate to this day.

The Hidden Prince - The Non-Royal ROYAL (Hardcover): Robert Glasbury The Hidden Prince - The Non-Royal ROYAL (Hardcover)
Robert Glasbury
R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

My recollection of one of the proudest days of my life. At the Meardy Farm, I stood next to my mother and my dad Arthur while she rang France to speak to the Duke of Windsor. The change in my mothers voice from this miserable woman in her sixties, who would moan and groan regardless about life, into a young girl blushing at the sound of his voice. "Hello David, its Rose," she sounded so gentle. I looked at Arthur and he did not look happy with mum, hearing her conversation, watching her acting in this way. I stood waiting nervously, what would I say to this man? A Prince, a King, and now the Duke of Windsor, but always my father. Then mum passed me the telephone, I put it against my ear and stammered. "Hello, it's Roy, Roy Albert." The telephone went silent for a few moments, then a voice on the end of the line replied, "Hello Roy Albert, this is Edward ..."

Riot! - The Bristol Bridge Massacre of 1793 (Paperback): Michael Manson Riot! - The Bristol Bridge Massacre of 1793 (Paperback)
Michael Manson
R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Riot!' illuminates a darker moment in Bristol's history. Set against a backdrop of massive social and political change 'Riot!' vividly recreates the dreadful sequence of events that led to the Bristol Bridge Massacre.Compellingly written and meticulously researched 'Riot!' chronicles the events in Bristol during the pivotal year of 1793. The book was originally published in 1997. The new edition includes a foreword by Dr Steve Poole Associate Professor of Social and Cultural History, University of the West of England, Bristol. Written in a lively and accessible style 'Riot!' is essential reading for anyone interested in local history or politics.

The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 6: November 28, 1924 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): American Legion National Headquarters The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 6: November 28, 1924 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
American Legion National Headquarters
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 7: August 21, 1925 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): American Legion National Headquarters The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 7: August 21, 1925 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
American Legion National Headquarters
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 21, Precinct 1; City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over, as of January 1, 1953 (Classic Reprint)... Ward 21, Precinct 1; City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over, as of January 1, 1953 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Listing Board
R742 Discovery Miles 7 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hanks Family: Virginia, John and Mary Mott Hanks; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources (Classic Reprint) (Hardcover):... Hanks Family: Virginia, John and Mary Mott Hanks; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources (Classic Reprint) (Hardcover)
Lincoln Financial Foundation
R621 R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Save R86 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 3: July 15, 1921 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): American Legion National Headquarters The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 3: July 15, 1921 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
American Legion National Headquarters
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 4: May 26, 1922 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): American Legion National Headquarters The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 4: May 26, 1922 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
American Legion National Headquarters
R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 2: August 13, 1920 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): American Legion National Headquarters The American Legion Weekly, Vol. 2: August 13, 1920 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
American Legion National Headquarters
R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 1: Part I.; Being for the Most Part Contributions by Union and Confederate Officers,... Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol. 1: Part I.; Being for the Most Part Contributions by Union and Confederate Officers, Based Upon "the Century War Series" (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Robert Underwood Johnson
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
In Memoriam: Susan M. (Page) Currier, 1838-1910 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): unknownauthor In Memoriam: Susan M. (Page) Currier, 1838-1910 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
unknownauthor
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD: Thirtieth Academic Year 1879-80 (Classic Reprint)... Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD: Thirtieth Academic Year 1879-80 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
United States Naval Academy
R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 10, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over; Non-Citizens Indicated By, Females Indicated... Ward 10, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over; Non-Citizens Indicated By, Females Indicated By, as of January 1, 1951 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Election Department
R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 3, Precinct 1; City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over, as of January 1, 1951 (Classic Reprint)... Ward 3, Precinct 1; City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over, as of January 1, 1951 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Listing Board
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 15, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of January 1, 1952 (Classic Reprint)... Ward 15, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of January 1, 1952 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Listing Board
R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 14, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of April 1, 1930  (Classic Reprint)... Ward 14, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of April 1, 1930 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Listing Board
R745 Discovery Miles 7 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ward 7, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of April 1, 1930 (Classic Reprint)... Ward 7, Precinct 1, City of Boston: List of Residents 20 Years of Age and Over as of April 1, 1930 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Boston Listing Board
R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Annual Report of the Directors of the Mount Sinai Hospital: January, 5670-1870 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Mount Sinai... Annual Report of the Directors of the Mount Sinai Hospital: January, 5670-1870 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Mount Sinai Hospital
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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