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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

€ 90.30
€ 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

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

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

Paperback. 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: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041267
ISBN
9780268041267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This reader is designed for use as a primary or supplementary text for courses on women's role in the economy. Both interdisciplinary and heterodox in its approach, it showcases feminist economic analyses that utilize insights from institutionalism, as well as neoclassical economics. Num Pages: 368 pages, study questions, further reading, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765609960
ISBN
9780765609960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

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
€ 27.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418769
ISBN
9780582418769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.30

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