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Paperback. Based on fieldwork in ten Asian countries, this book examines cross-national patterns and the impact of globalization, state policies, individual autonomy, and social factors on various women's international migration. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFN; JFFS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746380
- ISBN
- 9780804746380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Exploring the status, roles and contributions of Muslim women, not only in the Middle East, but also in Africa and Asia, the authors stress the importance of historical context, local customs, the policies that define their status, and the opportunities or constraints they may experience. Editor(s): Bodman, Herbert L. (Emeritus Professor of Islamic History, University of North Carolina, USA); Tohidi, Nayereh E. (Teacher Women's Studies and Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 371 x 371 x 597. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555875787
- ISBN
- 9781555875787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.42
€ 22.42
Hardback. This text studies the social issues related to the status of women in Saudi Arabia and the extent to which Saudi Arabian women participate in their country's development. It also focuses on the education and work outside the home as they affect the role of the woman as wife, mother and homemaker. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638125
- ISBN
- 9780333638125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.01
€ 122.01
Paperback. This text studies the social issues related to the status of women in Saudi Arabia and the extent to which Saudi Arabian women participate in their country's development. It also focuses on the education and work outside the home as they affect the role of the woman as wife, mother and homemaker. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333654811
- ISBN
- 9780333654811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.32
€ 121.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- New Century Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177083743
- ISBN
- 9788177083743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.01€ 46.73
€ 65.01
€ 46.73
Hardback. This collection of essays attempts to explode the myths created by years of orientalist writings about Middle Eastern women. The romanticized images are contrasted with the demands of daily battles for survival and the long-running struggles for political and economic liberation. Editor(s): Afshar, Haleh. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333575659
- ISBN
- 9780333575659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
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
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Paperback. 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; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274106
- ISBN
- 9781137274106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Paperback. Written by a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern women's history, this book presents a concise and comprehensive history of the lives of the region's women since the rise of Islam. It shows why hostile or apologetic responses are completely inadequate to the diversity and richness of the lives of Middle Eastern women. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128634
- ISBN
- 9780691128634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162661
- ISBN
- 9780231162661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.99€ 55.96
€ 71.99
€ 55.96
Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896803046
- ISBN
- 9780896803046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.79
€ 36.99
€ 33.79
Hardback. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896803039
- ISBN
- 9780896803039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.21
€ 81.21
Hardcover. Examines unmarried women migrant workers working in silk, one of China's oldest and most symbolically charged industries. Through extensive interviews and a wide-ranging interpretation of the secondary literature, this text brings an interdisciplinary approach to its study of power and identity. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918197
- ISBN
- 9780333918197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. This wide-ranging and interdisciplinary collection brings together scholars from China and the West to examine the many dimensions of debate around gender issues in contemporary China. The experiences of women in education, employment, marriage and the family, in rural and urban areas are analysed and assessed. Editor(s): West, Jackie; etc.; Minghua, Zhao (Research Associate in Sociology, University of Bristol); Xiangqun, Chang; Yuan, Cheng. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740880
- ISBN
- 9780333740880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.81
€ 122.81
Paperback. Features research on the roles of women in Japan and Korea. Editor(s): Gelb, Joyce; Palley, Marian Lief. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392242
- ISBN
- 9781566392242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.65
€ 36.99
€ 33.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486654
- ISBN
- 9780801486654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.68
€ 36.99
€ 33.68
Hardcover. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629641
- ISBN
- 9780815629641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629856
- ISBN
- 9780815629856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
paperback. Based on the recollection of the author's mother, other relatives, and family records, this is a vivid picture of the everyday life of a samurai household in the last years of the Tokugawa period. Translator(s): Nakai, Kate Wildman. Num Pages: 228 pages, 18 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731492
- ISBN
- 9780804731492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.30
€ 31.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. A novel by a Kurdish-Iraqi writer that gives voice to contemporary Iraqi women's experiences of political repression, violence, exile, and the yearning for peace. It represents a critique of the violence done to ordinary people by those who hold power both in Iraq and in the West. Translator(s): Cumberbatch, Judy. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFA; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714847
- ISBN
- 9780292714847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.87
€ 25.99
€ 23.87