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The Americas

Hardcover. This volume explores the often complicated ways in which ethnicity and social rank interacted to determine the relationships that were forged among four categories of women in the Revolutionary and early National Georgia Lowcountry. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321837
ISBN
9780820321837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.75

Paperback. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403987082
ISBN
9781403987082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Hardback. Michele Bachelet, Chile's first female president, was elected with an explicit gender agenda in 2006 and then reelected in 2013. This volume focuses on Bachelet's efforts to introduce progressive measures and the constraints that she has faced in a context where both formal and informal political institutions can act as barriers to change. Editor(s): Waylen, Georgina. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JM; JFSJ; JP; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501974
ISBN
9781137501974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.70

Paperback. This examination of the relationship between families and the state uses child support policy as a lens of analysis. It presents the origins, evolution and organization of federal child support policies and shows how some policies expand government and social control over the beneficiaries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683727
ISBN
9780847683727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Frazier, Lessie Jo; Hurtig, Janise; Solar, Rosario Montoya Del. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 365.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403960405
ISBN
9781403960405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, it discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHM; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201088
ISBN
9780520201088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459750
ISBN
9780853459750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 47.01

Paperback. This work explores the similarities and differences in gender-related policy making and outcomes in Japan and the United States, focusing on the role of women's movements and other factors in determining policy. Policies examined are equal employment, domestic violence, and reproductive rights. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293567
ISBN
9780312293567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.41

Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MB; 3JJ; JFD; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JPFN; RGR; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620937
ISBN
9780816620937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125856
ISBN
9780300125856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.82

Paperback. Illuminates the various ways in which sex and gender are elaborated, obsessed over, and internalized, shaping subjective experiences common to entire cultural regions, and beyond. Through comparison of the life ways of Melanesia and Amazonia, this work expands the study of gender and the comparative method in anthropology. Editor(s): Gregor, Thomas; Tuzin, Donald F. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228528
ISBN
9780520228528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

paperback. These essays represent an exciting breakthrough in women's studies, expanding the borders of the discipline while breaking down barriers between mainstream and women's history. Editor(s): Iacovetta, Franca; Valverde, Mariana. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802067739
ISBN
9780802067739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Controversy about women in the military continues, yet women's relations with the military go far beyond whether they serve in the ranks. This book examines the experiences of women outside of the military, such as "comfort women" near US bases, women engaged in peacework, and women workers affected by military spending in the federal budget. Editor(s): D'Amico, Francine J.; Weinstein, Laurie L. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719077
ISBN
9780814719077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories shaping immigration patterns. This collection of essays brings together work on this subject. Editor(s): Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A. Num Pages: 402 pages, 12 tables, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237391
ISBN
9780520237391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. A comparative picture of the welfare state and gender relations. The authors explore how care, work and welfare are constituted in eight countries and examine the impact of the welfare state on women and men's access to resources, roles and power relations. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSJ; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745622316
ISBN
9780745622316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Paperback. Exploring the origins of welfare in the context of local politics, this book examines the first welfare policy created specifically for mother-only families in Chicago in 1911. This revealing study shows how assumptions about women's roles have historically shaped public policy. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 halftones, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFF; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303932
ISBN
9780226303932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardback. In the 1890s, German feminists fighting for female higher education envied American women their small colleges. Yet by 1910, German women could study at any German university, a level of educational access not reached by American women until the 1960s. This book investigates this development. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746410
ISBN
9780804746410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.69

Paperback. Topics include the gendering of the immediate aftermath of war; the military, politics, and changing masculinities in postwar societies; policies to restore the gender order and foster marriage and family; demobilization and the development of postwar welfare states; and debates over sexuality (gay and straight). Editor(s): Hagemann, Karen; Michel, Sonya. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414133
ISBN
9781421414133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.72

Hardcover. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white images, 2 diagrams, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBWJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348018
ISBN
9780820348018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813534381
ISBN
9780813534381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. McGaw; Joy Parr, Simon Fraser University. Editor(s): Lerner, Nina E.; Oldenziel, Ruth; Mohun, Arwen P. Num Pages: 480 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872594
ISBN
9780801872594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Canada Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195444902
ISBN
9780195444902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.65

Paperback. There are now more women committing crimes and serving sentences in prison than ever before. At the same time, women are often the victims of abuse, violence, and murder. Composed of contributions by many of the top scholars in criminology, these essays will help to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime. Editor(s): Heimer, Karen; Kruttschnitt, Candace. Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736753
ISBN
9780814736753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the role of gender in the formation and dissemination of the American social sciences in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This volume draws attention to the ways in which changing gender relations shaped the development and organization of the social knowledge. Editor(s): Silverberg, Helene. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048208
ISBN
9780691048208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.18

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