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Women and the City
. Ed(S): Darke, Jane; Ledwith, Sue; Woods, Roberta; Campling, Jo; Kennedy, Helena (Baroness)
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Description for Women and the City
Hardback. Using case studies from Oxford and Beijing to Chicago, this work shows women constructing their lives in the urban environment, sometimes working against a system where their needs are marginalized. Editor(s): Darke, Jane; Ledwith, Sue; Woods, Roberta; Campling, Jo; Kennedy, Helena (Baroness). Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
Using case-studies from Oxford to Beijing and Chicago, Women and the City shows women constructing their lives in the urban environment, sometimes working against a system where needs are marginalized. Women are shown as community activists, homeless women, carers, patients, travellers, rock musicians and workers. The book emphasizes women as active agents, and the contributors include women working in urban management as well as academics from diverse backgrounds.
Using case-studies from Oxford to Beijing and Chicago, Women and the City shows women constructing their lives in the urban environment, sometimes working against a system where needs are marginalized. Women are shown as community activists, homeless women, carers, patients, travellers, rock musicians and workers. The book emphasizes women as active agents, and the contributors include women working in urban management as well as academics from diverse backgrounds.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333774854
SKU
V9780333774854
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Darke, Jane; Ledwith, Sue; Woods, Roberta; Campling, Jo; Kennedy, Helena (Baroness)
MAVIS BAYTON Sociology Tutor, Ruskin College SUE BROWNILL Lecturer, School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University BEA CAMPBELL Visiting Professor of Women's Studies, Newcastle University CHARLOTTE COLEMAN Senior Lecturer and Research Associate, Transport Planning, Oxford Brookes University LIZ DOHERTY Oxford Brookes University, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management SUSANNA GRAHAM-JONES Practising GP, Oxford SARAH HARPER Senior Research Fellow and Director, Oxford ... Read more
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