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The Americas

Paperback. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. This book examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCC99; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858080
ISBN
9780807858080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.98

Hardcover. Editor(s): Frank, Lisa Tendrich. Num Pages: 631 pages, 119. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2545.
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851096008
ISBN
9781851096008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.30
€ 170.26

Paperback. Translator(s): Hynds, Alan. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Texas PR ed.
SKU
V9780292781610
ISBN
9780292781610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.04

paperback. Provides a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. This book aims to challenge the traditional policies, goals, and effects of development. Editor(s): Bose, Christine; Acosta-Belen, Edna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392938
ISBN
9781566392938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Smythe, April N. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604563771
ISBN
9781604563771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.63
€ 43.77

Hardback. Editor(s): Smythe, April N. Num Pages: 184 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594546471
ISBN
9781594546471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.22
€ 58.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Chinoy, Helen Krich; Jenkins, Linda Walsh. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 921.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559362634
ISBN
9781559362634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.03

Hardback. Cites writings about women in American music, covering the period from 1776-1976. A total of 1,305 books and articles are included. Num Pages: 191 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810811058
ISBN
9780810811058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.46

Paperback. Women in American History To 1880 presents a collection of over 70 primary source documents that illuminate the diverse experiences of women from America's colonial period through Reconstruction. Editor(s): Faulkner, Carol. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331189
ISBN
9781444331189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, Charlotte G.; Berger, Andrea M. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245828
ISBN
9781613245828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.21
€ 117.83

Paperback. Explores how the women's movement, film studies programs, governmental film policy, and the transformation of the intellectual sector since the 1960s have affected women's filmmaking in Mexico. This title focuses on the work of five contemporary directors - Marisa Sistach, Busi Cortes, Guita Schyfter, Maria Novaro, and Dana Rotberg. Num Pages: 310 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292771093
ISBN
9780292771093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Tracing the transformation of the film industry into a legitimate "big businessof the 1920s, and explaining the fate of the female filmmaker during the silent era, Mahar demonstrates how industrial growth and change can unexpectedly open-and close-opportunities for women. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 27, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFX; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890840
ISBN
9780801890840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498510042
ISBN
9781498510042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 17.22

Hardcover. This book explores the experiences and writings of four teachers at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, both to investigate their lives as female professionals during the Progressive era, and to add to our understanding of this innovative institution and how these philosophies and innovations have carried out to this day. Num Pages: 241 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230610736
ISBN
9780230610736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. An historical account of the significant roles of feminists and female philanthropists in the emergence of the Argentine welfare state between 1880 and 1955. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; HB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822343301
ISBN
9780822343301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Offers comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by incarcerated women in the United States. This book shows that serving time in prisons designed by and for men, not only does little to address what landed women there in the first place, but also undermines their prospects for an improved life on the outside. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 381 x 381 x 574. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lynne Rienner United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588263957
ISBN
9781588263957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

Hardback. This stellar collection of essays offers a contestatory discourse that embraces the forms of travelogue, autobiography, and ethnographic accounts as vehicles for women's rewriting of "flawed" or incomplete accounts of Caribbean cultures and societies. Editor(s): Paravisini-Gerbe, Lisabeth; Romero-Cesareo, Yvette. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312219963
ISBN
9780312219963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141901
ISBN
9780231141901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

paperback. In this text, attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination at work and traces the history of federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813531373
ISBN
9780813531373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813528823
ISBN
9780813528823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Examines why so many British and American women novelists seem preoccupied with Biblical themes and stories. By analyzing texts in the context of myth and religion, however, the author also contributes to a number of the interdisciplinary debates taking place within women's studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HRCG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918722
ISBN
9780333918722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128926
ISBN
9780231128926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 86.38

Paperback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128933
ISBN
9780231128933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 74 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669745
ISBN
9780816669745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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