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A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. American Anthropologist

Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives.

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A definitive overview of court decisions and legislative victories in the fight for gender equality in U.S. history.

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Two international policy analysts scrutinize the increasingly important operative and support roles women play in various terrorist organizations around the world.

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Women Behind Bars is the first comprehensive look at the many issues surrounding the phenomenon of rising numbers in the women's prison system

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In this study, a group of working-class women narrate their own stories, lives, and place in Belfast, showing how the geography, community, andperhaps most of allconflict becomes deeply intertwined with identity.

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This work examines the contemporary situation of women in France and makes a contribution to the growing interdisciplinary interest in "la condition feminine". It addresses both mainstream issues and under-represented areas, such as women in rural France and immigrant and exiled women.

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This work examines the contemporary situation of women in France and makes a contribution to the growing interdisciplinary interest in "la condition feminine". It addresses both mainstream issues and under-represented areas, such as women in rural France and immigrant and exiled women.

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In the post-1945 years, German women played a major role in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes preceded other shifts in values and gender relations by 20 years. The author examines these developments and provides an updated survey of women in German society.

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In the post-1945 years, German women played a major role in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes preceded other shifts in values and gender relations by 20 years. The author examines these developments and provides an updated survey of women in German society.

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This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.

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A selection of studies and articles which aim to make planners and decision-makers aware of the invisible socioeconomic and cultural contribution of women in developing countries.

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This volume fills a gap in traditional women's history books by offering fascinating details of the lives of early American women and showing how these women adapted to the challenges of daily life in the colonies.

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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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The definitive compilation of the inspiring and educational stories of women in medicine through the ages and around the world.

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Presents profiles of 22 women who have been world leaders since 1960. This work contains biographies of the political leaders, embedded within regional analyses that reveal the personal circumstances that each woman faced in her quest for power, and also the political milieu from which she emerged.

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The first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted to mythological women.

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Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned by certain women in regions of Albania who elect to "become" men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. This book tells the frank stories of these women.

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Most people conceive of gender as an informed response to a biological imperative. But such notions are overturned by certain women in regions of Albania who elect to "become" men simply for the advantages that accrue to them as a result. This book tells the frank stories of these women.

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The leading authority on self-mutilation has added a new introduction to the classic text that defined the syndrome for a generation of patients, therapists, and family members

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Women's Almanac 2000 is a first-stop reference that combines news, issues, statistics, and a resource directory together with historical information and analysis from both an international and U.S. perspective.

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A collection of essays which focuses on the representation of women's bodies in historical and contemporary cultures. This book compares the two different approaches to the body adopted by the soft-porn magazine "For Women", and the women's monthly "Cosmopolitan", and also examines TV cult figures.