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Servants of the dynasty [[electronic resource] ] : palace women in world history / / edited by Anne Walthall
| Servants of the dynasty [[electronic resource] ] : palace women in world history / / edited by Anne Walthall |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (398 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.84/109 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WalthallAnne |
| Collana | The California world history library |
| Soggetto topico |
Courtesans - History
Courts and courtiers - History Ladies-in-waiting - History Favorites, Royal - History Harems - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african royal harem
anthropology archeology attendants aztec royalty benin chinese imperial courts concubines drudges entertainers french royalty gender and power gender studies global history history human history japanese shogun maids male rulers mayan states men and women monarchy mothers mughal india nigeria nobility officials patriarchal society productive power reproductive power royal courts royalty sex versailles wives women in royal courts world history |
| ISBN |
1-281-75265-7
0-520-94151-9 9786611752651 1-4356-8475-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCING PALACE WOMEN -- 1. WOMEN AND THE PERFORMANCE OF POWER IN EARLY MODERN SOUTHEAST ASIA -- 2. WOMEN IN CLASSIC MAYA ROYAL COURTS -- 3. WOMEN AND POWER AT THE BYZANTINE COURT -- 4. BEYOND HAREM WALLS -- 5. MUGHAL PALACE WOMEN -- 6. POLITICS IN AN AFRICAN ROYAL HAREM -- 7. QING IMPERIAL WOMEN -- 8. THE ROYAL WOMEN OF IVAN IV'S FAMILY 8 AND THE MEANING OF FORCED TONSURE -- 9. SERVANTS OF THE INNER QUARTERS -- 10. WOMEN OF VERSAILLES, 1682-1789 -- 11. CONCUBINES AND CLOTH -- 12. WOMEN, ROYALTY, AND INDIGO DYEING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA, CIRCA 1500-1807 -- 13. GENDER AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE SONG COURT -- 14. THE VANISHED WOMEN OF KOREA -- THE PERILS OF THE SENTIMENTAL FAMILY FOR ROYALTY IN POSTREVOLUTIONARY FRANCE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782563503321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Working the skies [[electronic resource] ] : the fast-paced, disorienting world of the flight attendant / / Drew Whitelegg
| Working the skies [[electronic resource] ] : the fast-paced, disorienting world of the flight attendant / / Drew Whitelegg |
| Autore | Whitelegg Drew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 387.7/364 |
| Soggetto topico | Flight attendants - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Containing
attendant attendants behind-the-scenes book both current daily dangerous first flight funny illuminating intimate life lively portraits retired show sometimes stories this |
| ISBN |
0-8147-8451-8
1-4356-0742-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | We're here to save your ass, not kiss it -- Briefing : from stewardess to flight attendant -- Departure -- Safety checks -- In-flight entertainment? -- Cruising altitude -- The layover -- The return -- Debriefing. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778104003321 |
Whitelegg Drew
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| New York, : New York University Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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