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From Hannah Adams, born in 1755, to Vicki Ruiz, born in 1955, this work profiles some 200 women historians. It encompasses women of diverse backgrounds, motivations and accomplishments, all of whom have provided examples of the historian at work.

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Zopf is particularly effective in showing hte link between gender inequality and women's and children's poverty, exploring trends in poverty status over time, relating variation in individual earnings and unemployment to family poverty, and explaining the differences between long-term and short-term (but recurrent) poverty.

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A diverse compendium of biographies of leading American women in the field of technology.

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This study analyzes the social and political impact of the 1977 National Womens Conference. It provides a behind-the-scenes account of this landmark event four decades later and examines how conference delegates discussed the range of barriers to womens equality, debated solutions, and proposed remedies.

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By exploring a range of films about American women, this book offers readers an opportunity to engage in both history and film in a new way, embracing representation, diversity, and historical context.

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Was there an Arab "Schindler" The neverbefore- told story of the Holocaust in the Arab lands of North Africa, and one man's quest to find the truth

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Molefi Kete Asante confronts the socialist Pan African idea with an Afrocentric orientation grounded in history and culture, suggesting that the African renaissance cannot take place unless there is a commitment to creating an African community conscious of its own myths, origins, and economic, cultural, and philosophical traditions.

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Renowned psychic Joan Charles reveals stories from her twenty-five years as a spiritual communicator. Looking in detail at the amazing psychic abilities of children, both passed and on this plane, Joan shares tales of love and loss, and secrets and lies, which go far beyond our Earthly experience.

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Demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand. This ethnographic portrayal of an Islamic community articulates how an alternative modernity, and specifically an enchanted modernity, may be constructed by Shi'I Muslims who consider themselves simultaneously deeply modern, cosmopolitan, and pious.

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From its beginnings Russia has been a polyethnic society, and so has a long history of dealing with ethnic problems. This study presents an ethnic history of Russia, placing present-day turmoil in the context of Russian history.

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A distinguished legal scholar and civil rights activist employs a series of dramatic fables and dialogues to probe the foundations of America's racial attitudes and raise disturbing questions about the nature of our society.

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This is a study of the history and memory of Anglo-Jewry from medieval to the present. The particular focus is on the relationship between the local (in this case Hampshire), the national and the global. -- .

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A study of the history and memory of Anglo-Jewry that focuses on the relationship between the local, the national and the global. It explores the construction of identities, both Jewish and non-Jewish, in relation to the concept of place.

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With the publication of this book, the Reverend Anna Howard Shaw assumes her rightful place in the pantheon of great American orators. Finally, Shaw's public speaking efforts after she resigned as president, including her work for the war effort and the League of Nations, are also analyzed.

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This book examines anti-gay voter initiatives from both the political science and communication perspectives.

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In this far-reaching and comprehensive volume, Falk delves deeply into the current events, history, and literature on anti-Semitism, integrating insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and political science.

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Based on the interviews of prominent women, like: Anita Roddick, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, Nacy Friday, Tara Moss, Maggie Alderson, and Miss Australia; this book includes their experiences. It also includes the author's experiences and theories on female competition.

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The Lebanese and, more generally, the Arab community in Australia is one of the oldest ethnic communities. The essays and works in this volume cover the most important aspects of Arab-Australian's lives: settlement history, attitudes to citizenship, women's activism and identity, among others.

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Recognising the Arabs' diversity, this title identifies the core themes which give the Arab world its distinctive personality and sense of community. These themes - family, religion, Arabism and power - track an experience very different to our own. They illuminate the Arabs values and aspirations, the dilemmas they face in a time of change.