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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066394
- ISBN
- 9780226066394
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
paperback. Each section pairs an essay that explores women's religious experience in a European country (Spain, France, Netherlands, England) with one that takes a look at such experiences in a New World colony of the respective Eurupean power. Editor(s): Dinan, Susan; Meyers, Deborah. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415930352
- ISBN
- 9780415930352
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Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883705
- ISBN
- 9780801883705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.48
€ 39.48
Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Perf...
. Ed(S): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara ...
hardcover. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801883699
- ISBN
- 9780801883699
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Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Elizabeth A.; Richardson, Herbert W. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- Rev Exp Su
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060614096
- ISBN
- 9780060614096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.91
€ 23.99
€ 19.91
hardcover. Examines and compares women in local government and features case studies on the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Uganda, China, Australia and New Zealand. Editor(s): Pini, Barbara. Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415559348
- ISBN
- 9780415559348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.30
€ 186.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, 21 cm. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 207 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853458302
- ISBN
- 9780853458302
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Condition: New
€ 29.99
€ 29.99
Hardback. Explores a wide platform of women's revolutionary involvements and elucidates the broad range of contributions by women scholars, scientists and activists to movements of social transformation, as well as to a reexamination of established methods of cultural analysis from enlightened liberalism to Marxism. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351825
- ISBN
- 9780792351825
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Condition: New
€ 196.08
€ 196.08
Paperback. "Women and Romance" includes historical as well as contemporary selections, personal letters as well as theoretical essays, and social science perspectives as well as literary criticism of the novel and the popular mass-market romance. Editor(s): Weisser, Susan Ostrov. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 34. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793558
- ISBN
- 9780814793558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. This collection of essays by leading western and Russian specialists contains new insights and updates previous research into the role of women in Russian culture in the last two centuries and contributes to two exciting and growing research areas: the feminist critique of work by Russian male authors and the study of Russian women writers. Editor(s): Marsh, Rosalind J. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature. Num Pages: 288 pages, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819130
- ISBN
- 9781571819130
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Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Paperback. 186 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Olonisakin, Funmi; Okech, Awino. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSJ1; JPS; LBBS. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906387891
- ISBN
- 9781906387891
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613987
- ISBN
- 9780745613987
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. An impressive collection of writings on women's issues in Indian history Editor(s): Sarkar, Sumit; Sarkar, Tanika. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220493
- ISBN
- 9780253220493
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461806
- ISBN
- 9781608461806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.85
€ 17.99
€ 16.85
Hardback. This work demonstrates that women, as women, have a valuable contribution to make to religion. This edition of the book is revised and updated in the light of 13 years of feminism, including fresh biblical role models and a new chapter on women's special relationship to time. Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683291
- ISBN
- 9780847683291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.09
€ 154.09
Hardcover. Ursula King believes that women everywhere are seeking a life-affirming spirituality in response to the needs and opportunities of the age. Women and Spirituality gives a wide-ranging account of women's relations with the world's religions and the spiritual dimension of human life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- New Amsterdam Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941533539
- ISBN
- 9780941533539
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.00
€ 32.99
€ 27.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546754
- ISBN
- 9781594546754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.32€ 63.02
€ 90.32
€ 63.02
paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780252066658
- ISBN
- 9780252066658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.44
€ 44.99
€ 39.44
Hardcover. Drawing on diverse theoretical backgrounds and a variety of source materials, the contributors to the volume reconstruct the lives of women within the urban sphere. With a fairly wide geographical span, from Aleppo to Sofia, from Jeddah to Istanbul, the chapters offer a wide panorama of the Ottoman urban geography. Editor(s): Maksudyan, Nazan. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384113
- ISBN
- 9781782384113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardcover. Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity. This volume explores the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). It also addresses the complex roles of Islam, and Hinduism. Editor(s): Skidmore, Monique; Lawrence, Patricia. Series: Kroc Institute Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrated maps, 19 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041250
- ISBN
- 9780268041250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31