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Hardback. Gendered Violence: A Cultural Perspective challenges readers to confront gender violence as a social problem deeply embedded in inequalities of class, race, and nation as well as gender. It offers a highly readable and clear overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and its history as a public issue. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Introduction to Engaged Anthropology Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223580
ISBN
9780631223580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Paperback. From the murder of schoolgirls in a rural Amish community to the widespread rape of women in the Sudan to sexual predators on the Internet, this volume explores the persistent, pervasive phenomenon of gendered violence in the United States and around the world. It also includes articles on sex trafficking, and masculinity and terrorism. Editor(s): O'Toole, Laura L.; Schiffman, Jessica; Edwards, Margie L. Kiter. Num Pages: 529 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762103
ISBN
9780814762103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Just a few years ago, most Russian citizens did not recognize the notion of domestic violence or acknowledge that such a problem existed. Today, after years of local and international pressure to combat violence against women, things have changed dramatically. This title examines why and how this shift occurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220745
ISBN
9780253220745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

hardcover. Reports from war zones often note the obscene victimization of women. Yet this reign of terror against women not only occurs during exceptional moments of social collapse, but during peacetime too. As this powerful book argues, violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem - one for which the state must be held accountable. Editor(s): Sanford, Victoria; Stefatos, Katerina; Salvi, Cecilia M. Series: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs, 7 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813576183
ISBN
9780813576183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.38

paperback. Editor(s): Andresen, Sunne; Koreuber, Mechthild; Ludke, Dorothea. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSJ; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Edition
2009th Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531151359
ISBN
9783531151359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.58

paperback. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, this book questions the category 'woman' and continues in this vein with examinations of 'the masculine' and 'the feminine'. It considers gender as a reiterated social "performance" rather than the expression of a prior reality. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780415389556
ISBN
9780415389556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.21

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. The forthcoming volume of Advances in Gender Research will focus on the transformation of gender in academic life. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Berheide, Catherine White; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784410704
ISBN
9781784410704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.34

Hardback. This is the first book to consider issues of gender and social identity across a broad temporal and geographical range of civilizations in the ancient Near East. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759110922
ISBN
9780759110922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.69

Paperback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512559
ISBN
9780742512559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Hardback. What is practical feminism in a postmodern world? Together, the 16 essays in this volume represent many different voices of feminists who boldly take up familiar, everyday concerns from unorthodox vantage points within new conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Editor(s): Mui, Constance L.; Murphy, Julien S. Series: Feminist Constructions. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFC; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512542
ISBN
9780742512542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.19

Paperback. This significant text brings together for the first time the most important essays concerning the intersecting subjects of gender, space and architecture. Editor(s): Rendell, Professor Jane; Penner, Barbara; Borden, Iain. Series: Architext. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AMA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415172530
ISBN
9780415172530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSJ; JNK; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137514622
ISBN
9781137514622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.34

Hardback. This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. Series: Comparative Social Research. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSJ; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785603471
ISBN
9781785603471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.87

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560728252
ISBN
9781560728252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 70.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617289453
ISBN
9781617289453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 51.97

Paperback. This collection of original essays explores the historical and cultural diversity of the experience of gender reversal over an exceptional geographical and chronological range. Topics cove- red include anthropology, history, literature. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415114837
ISBN
9780415114837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Hardback. Looks at the construction of gendered citizenship in different rural contexts. Editor(s): Bock, Bettina B.; Asztalos Morell, Ildiko. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762314201
ISBN
9780762314201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.14

Paperback. Understanding of welfare states has been much enriched by comparative work on welfare regimes and gender. This book uses these debates to illuminate the changing gender regimes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424204
ISBN
9781847424204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Hardback. Documents the types of work in which women engage, and gender equity issues they face. The papers in this title show both the importance of considering the uniqueness of cultural contexts for understanding and resolving problems and how global interdependence affects local gender realities. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762312146
ISBN
9780762312146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.53

Paperback. Gender quotas for company boards are becoming a totemic issue of gender diversity policy in today's labour market. This book analyses the EU proposal to make such quotas obligatory and brings together the experiences of countries that have, to various degrees, taken the road towards formalising gender balance in the board room. Editor(s): De Vos, Marc; Culliford, Philippe. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ1; KJ; LAQG; LNCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 239 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Intersentia Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780682297
ISBN
9781780682297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.23

Paperback. Explores changing sex roles, transgender, intersex, bisexuality and related activist movements. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745319681
ISBN
9780745319681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical development on gender relations in the new and old EU member states. Editor(s): Roth, Silke. Num Pages: 11 ills. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFSJ; JPSN2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455163
ISBN
9781845455163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Paperback. Through the lens of modern Chinese literature, this title explores the relationship between gender and modernity, notions of the feminine and masculine, and shifting arguments for gender equality in China. It also features historical accounts of gendered writing in Taiwan and semi-colonial China. Editor(s): Barlow, Tani E. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313892
ISBN
9780822313892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

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