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Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children
ISBN: 9781885223821 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children is a collection of interviews with 25 women who have chosen not to have children. In lively stories and vivid voices, these diverse narrators talk proudly of their contributions to their communities, causes, and families, and they speak joyfully of intimate relationships with husbands and partners, of family and friends, work, volunteer and leisure activities, solitude, and connections with children. Their stories dispel the social myth that women must have children to be happy, and they debunk the stereotypes of childless...
Pride and Joy: The Lives and Passions of Women Without Children is a collection of interviews with 25 women who have chosen not to have childre...
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69,32 |
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A Suitable Job for a Woman: Inside the World of Women Private Eyes
ISBN: 9781890208158 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""But down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid."" When Raymond Chandler wrote these words in his classic The Simple Art of Murder, he drew a blueprint for the male private eyes who descend from Philip Marlowe to populate the world of crime fiction.
But what if the private eye is a woman? And what if she is not a character in a novel but a real, working investigator testing not only the meanness but the absurdity of life on seamy streets? Who will tell her story?
""But down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid."" When Raymond Chandler wrote these words in ...
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73,17 |
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Three Mothers, Three Daughters
ISBN: 9781892746450 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly original book collects surprisingly candid stories as experienced by three Palestinian mothers and their daughters, stories that are inextricably interwoven with memories of the intifada and the wars of 1948 and 1967. Beautifully told and sensitively edited by Michael Gorkin and Rafiqa Othman, the linked stories in this collection bear witness to the everyday life of Palestinian women under Israeli occupation and the profound changes that have occurred in their political and personal lives, ultimately offering the reader a staggering view of womens changing roles in a Muslim...
This highly original book collects surprisingly candid stories as experienced by three Palestinian mothers and their daughters, stories that are inext...
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99,27 |
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Japanese Women: Emerging from Subservience, 1868-1945
ISBN: 9781901903188 / Angielski / Twarda / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the first time, many of the world's leading scholars in the field of Japanese women's history met in Edinburgh in 2003 and presented papers addressing the themes of 'Pioneering Women in Japan' and 'General Issues in Japanese Women's History'. This volume, containing most of the papers, which have been specially edited and revised for publication, together with an in-depth contextual Introduction by Dr Hiroko Tomida and Dr Gordon Daniels, is the outcome. By definition, therefore, the volume contains some of the most recent findings in this field in Japan, Australia, the United States and...
For the first time, many of the world's leading scholars in the field of Japanese women's history met in Edinburgh in 2003 and presented papers addres...
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505,67 |
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Imperfectly Natural Woman: Getting Life Right the Natural Way
ISBN: 9781904424895 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women are increasingly beginning to question just what is in all the foods they eat; what are all the substances that they spread with abandon on themselves; and what chemicals are in all the household products they use every day around the home. Now Janey Lee Grace, the popular British talk show host who is co-presenter of BBC Radio 2's popular show ?Steve Wright in the Afternoon, ? has gathered together a fantastic collection of alternative ways of assuring that women eat healthy, stay beautiful, and keeping your home clean without endangering their health and well being in the process....
Women are increasingly beginning to question just what is in all the foods they eat; what are all the substances that they spread with abandon on them...
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107,68 |
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Solitude of Self
ISBN: 9781930464018 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed this to be the most important speech of her lifetime. With gorgeous and direct language, she presents a compassionate appeal for human equality and dignity, and she addresses the place of solitude in the lives of women and men. "Solitude of Self" joins the canon of classic American speeches. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's timeless appeal presents the historical convergence between the 19th and the 21st centuries. In this last speech, Stanton proves that while many rights have been gained over the past century, inequality and degradation of the soul continue to...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed this to be the most important speech of her lifetime. With gorgeous and direct language, she presents a compassionate ...
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38,93 |
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If Women Ruled the World: How to Create the World We Want to Live In--Stories, Ideas, and Inspiration for Change
ISBN: 9781930722361 / Angielski / Miękka / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Women are simply not represented in leadership positions in government or corporate America. Nor are we adequately represented on the airwaves or the Op-Ed pages of our top newspapers. If Women Ruled the World aspires to right the imbalance by giving women a platform to voice their opinions, priorities, hopes, and ideas for change.
The book includes over 200 short experiences, stories, thoughts or meditations written and shared by women around the world. Some will be first person accounts, others in interview or story form. Contributors are women of all ages, racial, economic and social... Women are simply not represented in leadership positions in government or corporate America. Nor are we adequately represented on the airwaves or the ...
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73,03 |
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Redress of Grievances
ISBN: 9781932300864 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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76,88 |
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Black Women for Beginners
ISBN: 9781934389201 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There s a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost every country and in almost every context. There are even Black Women in the space program. So no matter where you go, she s already been there. She travels with forces greater than herself. Her presence is everywhere. Black Women For Beginners is a documentary comic book that chronicles the trials and triumphs of Black Women from antiquity to the present, reflecting with wit and humor the challenges they have faced and the... There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There s a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost ... |
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61,47 |
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Facteurs Socio-economiques Et Reussite Scolaire Des Filles En Fin D'enseignement Elementaire : Cas De Deux Regions Du Senegal
ISBN: 9782910115272 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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259,21 |
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Our Otherness : Finno-Ugrian Approaches to Women's Studies, or Vice Versa
ISBN: 9783825886264 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,85 |
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Women's Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges
ISBN: 9788776940164 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper-class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in the world and deserves study. But there is a marked lack of relevant research as well as of comprehensive and user-friendly texts. Aiming to fill the gap is this timely and important study of the various obstacles and opportunities for women's political participation and representation in Asia.
The ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper-class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsew...
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137,09 |
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Beijing Women Organizing For Change
ISBN: 9788787062725 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1980s, the women's movement in China has developed into a new historical phase with the rise and activity of various "popular" women's organizations. These organizations emerged when women began organizing to support vulnerable social groups, create social change, and challenge gender-based inequalities in society. This study introduces the origins and work of three important organizations--the Women's Research Institute/Maple Women's Psychological Counseling Center, the Jinglun Family Center, and the Migrant Women's Club--and describes the role played by these and other...
Since the 1980s, the women's movement in China has developed into a new historical phase with the rise and activity of various "popular" women's organ...
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97,90 |
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Modernization and Effeminization in India: Kerala Cashew Workers Since 1930
ISBN: 9788791114212 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The South Indian state of Kerala is well known for its progressive policy, high social indicators, and comparatively high women's status. Processes of modernization, however, have had an ambiguous impact on women. This study of female cashew workers in Kerala combines meticulous historical investigation with anthropological research, including a wealth of in-depth interviews.The author traces changes since the 1930s in gender relations among low-caste men and women by examining processes of modernization in the organization of work, trade union activities, and ideologies regarding marriage...
The South Indian state of Kerala is well known for its progressive policy, high social indicators, and comparatively high women's status. Processes of...
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284,07 |
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Women and Politics in Thailand: Continuity and Change
ISBN: 9788791114342 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first study in English to analyze in detail the position of women in Thai politics. It subjects various dimensions of women and politics in Thailand to both theoretical and empirical scrutiny; in so doing, it draws together into one volume previously fragmented research in this field. Leading scholars in the field address the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities for increased women's political representation in Thailand. Will Thai politics be different with an increase in the number of women politicians? What are the possibilities for Thai women to take proactive... This is the first study in English to analyze in detail the position of women in Thai politics. It subjects various dimensions of women and politic... |
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284,07 |
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Women and Politics in Thailand
ISBN: 9788791114359 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first study in English to analyze in detail the position of women in Thai politics. It subjects various dimensions of women and politics in Thailand to both theoretical and empirical scrutiny; in so doing, it draws together into one volume previously fragmented research in this field. Leading scholars in the field address the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities for increased women's political representation in Thailand. Will Thai politics be different with an increase in the number of women politicians? What are the possibilities for Thai women to take proactive initiatives...
This is the first study in English to analyze in detail the position of women in Thai politics. It subjects various dimensions of women and politics i...
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112,60 |
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The World of Muslim Women in Colonial Bengal, 1876-1939
ISBN: 9789004106420 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This highly interesting book studies the cultural context of modernisation of middle-class Muslim women in late 19th- and 20th-century Bengal. Its frames of reference are the Bengal 'Awakening', the Reform Movements -- Brahmo/Hindi and Muslim -- and the Women's Question as articulated in material and ideological terms throughout the period. Tracing the emergence of the modern Muslim gentlewomen, the bhadramahilā, starting in 1876 when Nawab Faizunnesa Chaudhurani published her first book and ending with the foundation in 1939 of The Lady Brabourne College, the book gives an...
This highly interesting book studies the cultural context of modernisation of middle-class Muslim women in late 19th- and 20th-century Bengal. Its fra...
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701,15 |
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Warrior Women: The Anonymous Tractatus de Mulieribus
ISBN: 9789004106659 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study analyzes the anonymous Tractatus de Mulieribus, a brief, virtually unknown Greek work, telling of fourteen outstanding women, Greek and barbarian, notable for their intelligence, initiative and courage. The first part of the book is a comprehensive introduction to the treatise and includes - in addition to the original text and an English translation - an examination of both the content and form of De Mulieribus, particularly as a catalogue of women. The times, methods, and purposes of the anonymous author are also investigated. Commentary-essays on the individual...
This study analyzes the anonymous Tractatus de Mulieribus, a brief, virtually unknown Greek work, telling of fourteen outstanding women, Greek ...
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616,16 |
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Women in the Ottoman Empire: Middle Eastern Women in the Early Modern Era
ISBN: 9789004108042 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of articles by 14 Middle East historians is a pathbreaking work in the history of Middle Eastern women prior to the contemporary era. The collection seeks to begin the task of reconstructing the history of (Muslim) women's experience in the middle centuries of the Ottoman era, between the mid-seventeenth century and the early nineteenth, prior to hegemonic European involvement in the region and prior to the "modernizing reforms' inaugurated by the Ottoman regime.
This collection of articles by 14 Middle East historians is a pathbreaking work in the history of Middle Eastern women prior to the contemporary era. ...
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811,63 |
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Chinese Women in the Imperial Past: New Perspectives
ISBN: 9789004110656 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The present volume is the result of a Leiden University workshop on women in imperial China by a group of international scholars. In recent years Chinese women and gender studies have attracted more and more attention, and this book is one of the first efforts to focus on major aspects of this subject. It covers a wide range of topics and disciplines, including bibliography, demography, history, legal studies, literature, history of medicine, and philosophy. Chinese Women in the Imperial Past can rightly be seen as connected with the new Brill journal NAN NU, Men, Women and Gender in Early...
The present volume is the result of a Leiden University workshop on women in imperial China by a group of international scholars. In recent years Chin...
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845,62 |
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