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Hardback. Assesses the comparability between policies promoting women's equality and the reversal of fertility decline. Based on comparative data from Canada, Australia, Britain and to a more limited extent the United States, Alena Heitlinger examines the impact of various public policies on women. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JFSJ1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 651.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333515785
ISBN
9780333515785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

Paperback. This book offers expert research plus data and detailed insight into women's entrepreneurial activity in Europe, Latin America, the United States and Canada. Illuminates the often overlooked impact of women's entrepreneurship on economic growth and development. Editor(s): Galindo, Miguel-Angel; Ribeiro, Domingo. Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1KL; JFSJ1; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781489989338
ISBN
9781489989338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969378
ISBN
9781403969378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.81
€ 87.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 273.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403969385
ISBN
9781403969385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.19
€ 80.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780805211764
ISBN
9780805211764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555843
ISBN
9780226555843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. This book considers neopopulism as a central issue to understand patterns of women's citizenship construction in many countries of contemporary Latin America. It also explains the paradoxes entailed for women's participation and citizenship rights. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618152
ISBN
9780230618152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.93

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

Paperback. Uncovering a substantial variety of books by women about the diverse West Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5SL; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078842
ISBN
9780252078842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

hardcover. The story of thousands of Mennonite women who, having lost their husbands and fathers, assumed altered gender roles in their adopted homeland and created a culture of women refugees with its own distinctive historical narrative. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJH; JFFN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802044914
ISBN
9780802044914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Presents an examination of Mexican-American and white girls coming of age in California's Central Valley. Investigating the cultural politics of how inequalities are both reproduced and challenged, this book examines the discursive formations that provide a context for the complex identity performances of contemporary girls. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
259
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280014
ISBN
9780520280014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JD; 3JF; HRQX; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725492
ISBN
9780292725492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Bradley, Luther. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSJ1; JWXV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634837743
ISBN
9781634837743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.99
€ 146.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Cathy; Jones, Kathy; Tronto, Joan C. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715581
ISBN
9780814715581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. Editor(s): Hahner, June E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; DNF; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026338
ISBN
9780842026338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.62

Paperback. A historical account of the Women Strike for Peace movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the record a chapter on American politics and women's studies. She traces WSP's triumphs, its problems, and its legacy for the women's movement and American society. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226786360
ISBN
9780226786360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403632
ISBN
9781421403632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.45

Paperback. Rossiter proves that despite frustrating obstacles created by the patriarchal structure and values of universities, government, and industry, women scientists made genuine contributions to their fields, grew in professional stature, and laid the foundation for the breakthroughs that followed 1972. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ1; P. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801857119
ISBN
9780801857119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.46

With the thoroughness and resourcefulness that characterize the earlier volumes, she recounts the rich history of the courageous and resolute women determined to realize their scientific ambitions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 53, 36 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402338
ISBN
9781421402338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.69
€ 89.08

Hardcover. This book compares British, French, and American legislative debates on woman suffrage and women's rights. Beginning with an analysis of Tocqueville and J.S. Mill on the impact of suffrage, the book continues with analysis of floor debates, comparing gender style, the French on parity and the Americans on the ERA and concluding with modern debates. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137525864
ISBN
9781137525864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231984
ISBN
9780812231984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.92

Hardcover. The book narrates the story of how the school, founded by women pioneers of public education in a Rocky Mountain mining settlement, became the centre and sustaining force of the town's community life from its beginning in the 1870s to the present day. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608351
ISBN
9780230608351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.93

Hardcover. German-American women played many roles in the US women's rights movement from 1848 to 1890. This book focuses on three figures, Mathilde Wendt, Mathilde Franziska Anneke, and Clara Neymann, who were simultaneously included and excluded from the nativist women's rights movement. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. German-American Women, Women's Rights and Nativisim, 1848-1890. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. 216 pages, illustrations. German-American women played many roles in the US women's rights movement from 1848 to 1890. This book focuses on three figures, Mathilde Wendt, Mathilde Franziska Anneke, and Clara Neymann, who were simultaneously included and excluded from the nativist women's rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857455123
ISBN
9780857455123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.96

Paperback. Starting with Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark, this title gives an overview of pioneers: Narcissa Whitman, trailblazer to Oregon and missionary to the Indians; Esther Morris and Carrie Chapman Catt, leaders for women's suffrage; and Willa Cather, the writer to transmute the experience of western women into serious literature. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803270732
ISBN
9780803270732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

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