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Society & culture: general
Paperback. One of the most dramatic economic changes of the past century has been the increase in married women's work outside the home. This volume examines the nature of married women's participation in the economies of three East Asian countries: Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. Editor(s): Brinton, Mary C. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPKS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743549
- ISBN
- 9780804743549
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.44
€ 40.99
€ 39.44
Paperback. Catharine MacKinnon has been very instrumental in making equal rights real for women. As Peter Jennings once put it, more than anyone else in legal studies, she "has made it easier for other women to seek justice". This collection talks about her clear and consistent approach to reframing the law of men on the basis of the lives of women. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024069
- ISBN
- 9780674024069
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. The nineteenth century, a time of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation in Europe, brought about fundamental changes in the role of women. Women achieved this by fighting for their rights in the legal, economic, and political spheres. This volume provides a context to the movement by including countries from all regions of Europe. Editor(s): Paletschek, Sylvia; Pietrow-Ennker, Bianka. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBTB; JFFK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754941
- ISBN
- 9780804754941
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. This multi-genre anthology brings together a wide selection of women's published writing from the Early Modern period. Editor(s): Hodgson-Wright, Stephanie. Series: Women's Writing Anthologies. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; DQ; DSBD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748610969
- ISBN
- 9780748610969
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Condition: New
€ 164.65€ 156.28
€ 164.65
€ 156.28
Paperback. Offers a collection of writings focusing on exploring the theoretical, methodological, and practical problems that arise when women utilize oral history as a tool of feminist scholarship. In thirteen essays, this book takes stock of the implicit presuppositions , contradictions, and prospects of oral history at the hands of feminist scholars. Editor(s): Gluck, Sherna Berger; Patai, Daphne. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415903721
- ISBN
- 9780415903721
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.88
€ 48.99
€ 48.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 327 pages, Includes 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 364 x 29. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472453822
- ISBN
- 9781472453822
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Condition: New
€ 172.37
€ 172.37
Hardback. Written for those coming to women's studies for the first time, this text explores and examines women's lives and women's experiences. It engages the reader in reflecting on their own history and those of other women, providing a conceptual language and theoretical framework with which to do so. Editor(s): Coates, Jennifer; Madoc-Jones, Beryl. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192541
- ISBN
- 9780631192541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.01
€ 133.01
Paperback. Tackles the political and institutional challenges that women's studies has faced since its integration into university curricula. This book embraces feminism not as a set of prescriptions, but as a critical stance, one that seeks to interrogate and disrupt prevailing systems of gender. Editor(s): Scott, Joan Wallach. Series: A Differences Book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342748
- ISBN
- 9780822342748
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
paperback. Since the 1970s, Womens Studies has grown from a volunteerist political project to a full scale academic enterprise. This book assesses the present and future of the field, demonstrating how institutionalization has extended a vital, ongoing intellectual project for a generation of scholars and students. Editor(s): Wiegman, Robyn. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329862
- ISBN
- 9780822329862
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.67
€ 35.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138833036
- ISBN
- 9781138833036
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Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Paperback. The 2010 edition provides a five-year retrospective review of improvements or setbacks made to women's rights in the MENA region. This unique survey, which combines quantitative ratings with a qualitative, narrative analysis for each country or territory offers a thorough, cross-regional analysis of the legal and societal realities of MENA women. Editor(s): Kelly, Sanja; Breslin, Julia. Series: Freedom in the World. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442203969
- ISBN
- 9781442203969
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Condition: New
€ 108.71
€ 108.71
Hardcover. Examines the role of women in Egyptian society, looking both at the legal system and how they themselves understand their rights. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Sew
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532451
- ISBN
- 9781784532451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 124.28
€ 141.13
€ 124.28
Hardback. This book attempts to reconfigure feminism in a way that responds to cultural diversity. The author contends that a discourse of rights can be formulated and that this task is crucial to negotiating a balance between women's interests and multicultural claims. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748632794
- ISBN
- 9780748632794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.00
€ 105.84
€ 101.00
Paperback. This book attempts to reconfigure feminism in a way that responds to cultural diversity. The author contends that a discourse of rights can be formulated and that this task is crucial to negotiating a balance between women's interests and multicultural claims. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748642960
- ISBN
- 9780748642960
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.21
€ 33.99
€ 30.21
Hardback. Editor(s): McCoy, Ray; Hubbard, Oliver. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ1; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622578948
- ISBN
- 9781622578948
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Condition: New
€ 166.99€ 113.56
€ 166.99
€ 113.56
Hardback. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390. Series: Eastern Africa Series. 194 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Englert, Birgit; Daley, Elizabeth. Focuses on the impact on women's land rights from the contemporary drive towards the formulation and implementation of land tenure reforms which aim primarily at the private registration of land. This title features local level research that demonstrates that another world is possible. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH3. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847016119
- ISBN
- 9781847016119
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Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. This book analyses the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in various international, regional and national contexts. Editor(s): Hellum, Anne; Aasen, Henriette Sinding. Series: Studies on Human Rights Conventions. Num Pages: 698 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 42. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 698
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781107538221
- ISBN
- 9781107538221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. This book explores the emergence of transnational, UN-oriented, feminist advocacy for womens human rights, especially over the past three decades. It also traces the evolution of the womens human rights movement through an examination of its key issues, debates, and practical interventions in international law and policy arenas. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745637006
- ISBN
- 9780745637006
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Condition: New
€ 25.68
€ 25.68
Paperback. This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. Editor(s): Purvis, June. Series: Women's and Gender History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238892
- ISBN
- 9780415238892
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Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
Paperback. The American Historical Association's Committee on Women Historians commissioned some of the pioneering figures in women's history to prepare essays in their respective areas of expertise. These volumes, the second and third in a series of three, complete their collected efforts. It also includes essays on sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072345
- ISBN
- 9780252072345
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.80
€ 24.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Concerned with issues that have shaped the history of women in particular places and eras, this title examines women in ancient civilizations; including women in China, Japan, and Korea; women and gender in South and South East Asia; Medieval women; women and gender in Colonial Latin America; and the history of women in the US up to 1865. Editor(s): Smith, Bonnie G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072499
- ISBN
- 9780252072499
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 453 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486448503
- ISBN
- 9780486448503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Hardback. Hundreds of beautiful hats by important American and European milliners, all illustrated in over 550 color photos. This carefully researched book profiles the creators and lists the most desirable designer and salon labels. It offers special sections with tips on dating, evaluation, and storing and decoration, as well as a useful value guide. Num Pages: 240 pages, 570 color photos. BIC Classification: AKTA; JFCK; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302046
- ISBN
- 9780764302046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.86
€ 54.09
€ 38.86
Paperback. This volume offers introductions to the work of fifteen avant-garde American women filmmakers. Editor(s): Blaetz, Robin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340447
- ISBN
- 9780822340447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45