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This important study provides the only comprehensive survey of Chinese women during the early medieval period of disunion known as the Six Dynasties, which lasted from the fall of the Eastern Han dynasty in AD 220 to the reunification of China by the Sui dynasty in AD 581.

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Women play a more visible and prominent role in politics and government in contemporary Norway than anywhere else in the world. constitute close to 40 percent of those who fill public corporate boards, councils, and committees; hold 40 percent of parliamentary and almost 30 percent of local council seats.

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Looks at various sorts and conditions of women from c500 to c1500 AD, focusing on common experiences over their life-cycle, and the contrasts derived from their position in the social hierarchy. This book shows how, in bringing up their children and balancing family and work, medieval women faced many of the problems of their modern counterparts.

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For this expended edition, the editor has brought together further essays which reflect the renewed interest in Film Noir which is apparent in many of today's most popular movies.

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Presents a comprehensive study of the experiences of women in modern German society. This book examines aspects of change and continuity in the lives of women and analyses the social differences, as well as the common ground shared between women of various classes.

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Presents a comprehensive study of the experiences of women in modern German society. This book examines aspects of change and continuity in the lives of women and analyses the social differences, as well as the common ground shared between women of various classes.

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With large numbers of people migrating to other countries after World War II, scholarship has focused on the status, problems, and successes of women immigrants since 1945. This bibliography is an international compilation which reveals the breadth of work on feminist immigration issues.

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Despite the thirst for more information about women's golf, very little exists about its history outside of books about the legendary Babe Didrikson Zaharias.

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The only comprehensive encyclopedia on the subject of women in higher education.

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Lynne Welch has compiled 26 provocative essays representing the latest research findings on the topic of women in higher education.

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More women are receiving advanced degrees and ascending to the ranks of deans, provosts, and presidents, but despite gains in advancing gender equality, efforts at true empowerment are still met with significant resistance within academia.

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This clear and accessible text provides a comprehensive survey of womens history in China from the Neolithic period through the Qing Dynasty (10,200 BC1911 AD).

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This clear and accessible text provides a comprehensive survey of womens history in China from the Neolithic period up to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911.

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This comprehensive bibliography of the literature on women in Ireland presents over 2,300 annotated, classified listings in a one-volume format. Listings include books, chapters in books, articles, pamphlets, memoirs and biographies, travel accounts, and correspondence.

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This exhaustive bibliography contains more than 2,300 annotated entries on the lives of women in Japan. The volume lists works published in English from 1841 to the present, and a particularly significant feature is the inclusion of literary works by Japanese women.

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This discography is successful in its attempt to `present a complete picture of women instrumentalists' recording activity from 1913 to 1968.' Jan Leder also shows the significant contributions made by women in jazz and their involvement playing jazz since its beginnings.

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Women in Late Life explores thorny issues related to gender and aging, including ageism, cultural expectations, body image, caring at the end of life, chronic illness, Social Security, caregiving, and more. Blending personal narrative with current research, this interdisciplinary look at gender and aging is nuanced and beautifully written.

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Women in Late Life explores thorny issues related to gender and aging, including ageism, cultural expectations, body image, caring at the end of life, chronic illness, Social Security, caregiving, and more. Blending personal narrative with current research, this interdisciplinary look at gender and aging is nuanced and beautifully written.

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Forty-three women who have made major contributions to the law through their work in the legal profession, scholarly legal research, and political activism directed at socio-legal reforms are profiled in this bio-bibliographical sourcebook.

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Offering fresh insights and interpretations, this collection of 96 original essays examines the treatment of gender issues in traditional fiction as well as important contemporary works. It includes suggestions for teaching and reading these traditional works in new ways.