The Americas
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The Americas
Hardcover. This work is about the struggles of descendants of Indian indentured migrants in Trinidad in the first half of the 20th century, each desiring to preserve aspects of the gender system brought from India between 1845 and 1917, which were important to their continued definition of ethnic identity. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 340 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JJ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962787
- ISBN
- 9780333962787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403963123
- ISBN
- 9781403963123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
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€ 27.80
€ 38.99
€ 27.80
Hardcover. This book analyses the diffusion of norms concerning gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming of aid and trade between the EU, South America and Southern Africa. Norm diffusion is conceptualized as a truly multidirectional and polycentric process, shaped by regional governance and resulting in new geometries of transnational activism. Editor(s): Vleuten, Anna van der (Radbound University Nijmegen, The Netherlands); Van Eerdewijk, Anouka; Roggeband, Conny. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KLS; 1QFE; JFFJ; JFSJ; JPB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301444
- ISBN
- 9781137301444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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€ 34.84
€ 37.99
€ 34.84
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€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45
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€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
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
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
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€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. This volume assesses one of the most important developments in contemporary Latin American women's movements: the engagement with rights based discourses. The country based chapters analyze specific bodies of rights, such as: rights and representation, domestic violence, and labour rights. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949481
- ISBN
- 9780333949481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.65
€ 119.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSJ; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319341552
- ISBN
- 9783319341552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
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
€ 93.90
€ 93.90
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
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
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
€ 73.81
€ 73.81
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€ 41.03
€ 41.99
€ 41.03
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
€ 43.99€ 36.35
€ 43.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. A comparative perspective on the way ideas of gender relations and identities shaped the struggle over resources, cultural practices, and political rights that followed the end of slavery in the Atlantic world Editor(s): Scully, Pamela; Paton, Diana. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335948
- ISBN
- 9780822335948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 204 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFN; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137564948
- ISBN
- 9781137564948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.85
€ 118.85
Hardcover. The authors probe the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of African American female victims, relying on such methodological approaches as comparative historical work, content and media analysis, as well as literary criticism. Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112704
- ISBN
- 9780230112704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
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
€ 77.59
€ 77.59