Exploring important women and women's issues in the Middle Ages, this A to Z encyclopedia spans cultures and includes biographical portraits of well-known European figures such as Joan of Arc and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Topical essays cover themes such as virginity, witches, medicine and child-rearing.

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Women of Color Navigating Mentoring Relationships examines the opportunities and challenges presented in mentoring relationships involving women of color. Contributors to this edited collection highlight the role of race, class, and gender-oriented constructions in the mentoring relationships in which women of color are engaged

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51 true revelations by women from all over the world about what they really think about when they're having sex.

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The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age--now with a new foreword by the author.

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The fastest growing segment of the workforce is women age sixty-five and older. Women Still at Work draws on national survey data and in-depth interviews to show the many reasons why women are working well past the traditional retirement age. The book is filled with profiles of real working women with a focus on women in the professional workforce.

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Alphabetically arranged entries offer a feminist perspective on mythology, anthropology, sexuality, and religion and trace major figures, myths, concepts, and symbols back to their pre-patriarchal origins.

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A classic text in the debate about Marxism and feminism.

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This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally-and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects.

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Assesses how the news media covered the extraordinary 2016 US presidential election and, more importantly, what information - true, false, or somewhere in between - actually helped voters make up their minds. The evidence uncovered shows how Donald Trump's victory, and Hillary Clinton's loss, resulted in large part from how the news media responded to these two unique candidates.

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In "Work Hard, Be Nice," Mathews captures the exuberance [and] intelligence . . . of two young educators. [They're] why KIPP [Knowledge Is Power Program] schools are successful and why this book should be read by everyone who cares about education.--Richard W. Riley, former U.S. Secretary of2Education.

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'There aren't many books that can claim to change your life, but this one will.' Clare Balding

'A force for good, for change.

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An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality

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Originally published under title Operai e capitale by Einaudi in 1966.

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This book highlights the way in which contemporary forms of governance, policy and politics have been reframed by women 'working the spaces of power'. It shows how links between activism and work have generated innovations that have since become 'common sense' forms of policy and practice.

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How did immigrants to the United States come to see themselves as white

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In 1970s California, when many school communities resisted progress, visionary teachers and dynamic students at Sunnyvale High School created a vibrant, multiracial school community where students took on meaningful leadership roles, found common ground, and blazed multiple paths to successful adulthood.

This book shows how, during the 20th century, evils such as totalitarianism, tyranny, war, and genocide became indelibly linked to the fascist cause, and examines the enduring and popular appeal of an ideology that has counted princes, poets, and war heroes among its most fervent adherents.

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How do we account for experiences of trauma and memory in multicultural societies World Memory blends the study of trauma and memory with perspectives from postcolonial theory to explore a range of traumatic personal and socio-historical experiences. The writers examine psychoanalytic, artistic, literary and vernacular accounts of trauma.