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Paperback. The 2010 edition provides a five-year retrospective review of improvements or setbacks made to women's rights in the MENA region. This unique survey, which combines quantitative ratings with a qualitative, narrative analysis for each country or territory offers a thorough, cross-regional analysis of the legal and societal realities of MENA women. Editor(s): Kelly, Sanja; Breslin, Julia. Series: Freedom in the World. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442203969
ISBN
9781442203969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.78

Hardback. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 194 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847016119
ISBN
9781847016119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.86

Hardback. Here, the author examines the impact of colonialism and the cash economy on the Nandi, a semi-pastoral and patrilineal people of western Kenya, emphasizing changes in women's and men's economic roles and their respective relations to property and to each other. Num Pages: 364 pages, 21 half-tones 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804712248
ISBN
9780804712248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

Hardback. Analyses the lives and livelihoods of the female cashew shellers in Mozambique's capital in the colonial era, during which the industry grew to be a major export, and relates how the women played a fundamental, but previously underappreciated, role in the colony's economy. Num Pages: 303 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011282
ISBN
9781847011282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.80

Hardback. Reveals the impact of Tanzania's land law reforms and the ways in which women's rights to land ownership have been overridden in spite of law. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPVH3; LNSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011138
ISBN
9781847011138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. This text provides theoretical insight and analysis of the power relations between women's activism, Islamist thought and the Egyptian state. Comtemporary feminist debates among women's NGOs are examined, and the different perceptions of gender roles among Islamist men and women are contrasted. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFFK; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333688175
ISBN
9780333688175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardcover. Discusses African women's verbal art Editor(s): Sidikou, Aissata G.; Hale, Thomas A. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w illus, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356703
ISBN
9780253356703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardback. Aims to facilitate and support national and international efforts to empower women in the Middle East and North Africa. This study presents a comparative evaluation of women's rights in 17 selected countries and territories through a set of numerical scores, analytical narrative reports, and vital statistics. Series: Freedom in the World. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549913
ISBN
9780742549913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.79

Hardcover. Centering on women's movements before, during, and after the revolutions, Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa highlights the broader sources of authority that affected the emergence of new feminist actors and agents and their impact on the sociopolitical landscapes of the region. Editor(s): Sadiqi, Fatima. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137520470
ISBN
9781137520470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.23

Hardcover. For nearly a decade, writers' collectives such as Kwani Trust in Kenya and Femrite, the Ugandan women writers' association, have dramatically reshaped the East African literary scene. This text extends the purview of postcolonial literary studies by providing the long overdue critical inquiry that these writers so urgently deserve. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108875
ISBN
9780230108875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Paperback. A pioneering study of women's movements in two developing-world revolutions and post-revolutionary transitions to neo-liberal democracies Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 1KLCN; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138296
ISBN
9781592138296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Daymond, M. J.; etc. Series: Women Writing Africa S. Num Pages: 562 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 233 x 44. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
562
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558614062
ISBN
9781558614062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.03

Paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, Women of Fes shows how Moroccan women create their own forms of identity through work, family, and society. The book also examines how women's lives are positioned vis-a-vis globalization, human rights, and the construction of national identity. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221312
ISBN
9780812221312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Tracing the evolution of the role of women beginning with ancient Middle Eastern societies through the seventeenth century, this book examines the interplay between local practices and early Islamic beliefs and institutions. It also examines the development of the foundations of Islamic law and practice with regard to women. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBJH; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212641
ISBN
9780253212641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Hardcover. This book explores the complexity of women's social status in the Middle East and North African region and fills a gap in the existing literature by providing an up-to-date and comprehensive portrait of women's status from a theoretical and socio-demographic perspective. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230103504
ISBN
9780230103504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardcover. A compelling inquiry into the remaking of gender and sexuality in post-Mubarak Egypt Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167478
ISBN
9789774167478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215079
ISBN
9780253215079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Offers a collection of papers - presents the results of recent field research in the disciplines of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and economics. Editor(s): Hafkin, Nancy J.; Bay, Edna G. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5411 x 3404 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710114
ISBN
9780804710114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Hardback. This work is a study of the social and economic opportunities open to and seized upon by Muslim Hausa women, primarily in the city of Katsina, Nigeria, since the 1970s. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333984567
ISBN
9780333984567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.83

Paperback. A powerful and revealing account of one of the most notorious rebel groups in the world and the impact it has had on the women of Nigeria. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTF; GTJ; JFSJ1; JPWL; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991454
ISBN
9781786991454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

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