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Society & social sciences
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853459750
- ISBN
- 9780853459750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 46.87
€ 50.51
€ 46.87
Paperback. This work explores the similarities and differences in gender-related policy making and outcomes in Japan and the United States, focusing on the role of women's movements and other factors in determining policy. Policies examined are equal employment, domestic violence, and reproductive rights. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293567
- ISBN
- 9780312293567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.41
€ 54.41
Hardback. Offers feminist perspectives on the social, cultural and medical aspects of women as sexual beings and of their fertility, pregnancy and child bearing. The seven essays included here, raise questions about control and agency asking who decides if, when and how fertility should be controlled and the circumstances under which birth takes place. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762310883
- ISBN
- 9780762310883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.81
€ 209.81
Hardback. Offers a critique of biomedical approaches to personal and public health, and calls for more sociological input, qualitative research and an intersectional approach to help us understand various aspects of health and illness. This volume is about gender, health and medicine broadly defined. Editor(s): Segal, Marcia Texler; Demos, Vasilikie P.; Kronenfeld, Jennie. Series: Advances in Gender Research. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762310586
- ISBN
- 9780762310586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.69
€ 139.69
Paperback. "Kapchan's splendid enthnographic study of women's performance genres in Beni Mellal, Morocco, is an outstanding contribution to gender studies and to the understanding of Middle Eastern society."-Choice Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214260
- ISBN
- 9780812214260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Besnier, Niko. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824838829
- ISBN
- 9780824838829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.83
€ 103.83
Paperback. A provocative analysis of gender inequalitya s destructive effects on our society and our planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629643
- ISBN
- 9780745629643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.47
€ 27.47
Hardback. A provocative analysis of gender inequalitya s destructive effects on our society and our planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629636
- ISBN
- 9780745629636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.75
€ 78.75
Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MB; 3JJ; JFD; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JPFN; RGR; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620937
- ISBN
- 9780816620937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125856
- ISBN
- 9780300125856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.82
€ 83.18
€ 63.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632962
- ISBN
- 9780815632962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.24
€ 34.24
Paperback. This collection brings together leading feminist thinkers who examine the struggles for interpretive power which underlies international development. Editor(s): Cornwall, Andrea; Harrison, Elizabeth; Whitehead, Ann. Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169370
- ISBN
- 9781405169370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20