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The story of how la mode was "sexed" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions that marked the birth of modern commercial culture. Jones examines men's and women's relation to fashion to argue how clothing was becoming increasingly conceptualised as feminine.

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The story of how la mode was "sexed" as feminine offers insight into the political, economic and cultural tensions that marked the birth of modern commercial culture. Jones examines men's and women's relation to fashion to argue how clothing was becoming increasingly conceptualised as feminine.

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As a Seattle Times reporter explained when Maria's case hit the news there, the reality is that sex slaves for the most part are young women and teenaged girls who come from almost every one of the world's poorer countries and end up in almost every country where there is a combination of sexual demand and money.

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As a Seattle Times reporter explained when Maria's case hit the news there, the reality is that sex slaves for the most part are young women and teenaged girls who come from almost every one of the world's poorer countries and end up in almost every country where there is a combination of sexual demand and money.

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In 1961 a family from Des Moines, Iowa moved to Karachi, Pakistan to begin the adventure of a lifetime. Little did anyone suspect how a mid-western housewife would become transformed into a woman of international intrigue.

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Erika Rappaport reconstructs London's Victorian and Edwardian West End as an entertainment and retail centre.

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The twenty-two contributors to this volume find a common bond in their diversity, based on their desire to explore ways that single women can live more fully in a society that places such great emphasis on marriage and narrowly defines family as spouse and children.

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Drawing from her travels in 26 countries, Andrews presents a compelling picture of the universality of women's struggle for empowerment. Among the stories are discussions of the value of women's work, violence against women's bodies, women in the Presbyterian ministry, sexual harassment, and women's peace movements.

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Arguing that South Pacific women occupied a central role in mediating cross-cultural encounters between Europeans and the people of the South Seas, Sturma explores how images of the South Sea maiden shaped Western perceptions of the South Pacific.

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Increasingly, women and minorities are entering fields where white male power is firmly entrenched. This work interrogates the pernicious, subtle but nonetheless widely held view that certain bodies are naturally entitled to certain spaces, while others are not.

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Increasingly, women and minorities are entering fields where white male power is firmly entrenched. This work interrogates the pernicious, subtle but nonetheless widely held view that certain bodies are naturally entitled to certain spaces, while others are not.

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Using autoethnography, this book answers the Black feminist call to talk back to systems of oppression and highlight agency and resistance of Black women.

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This history of women in early modern Spain opens the field by examining the position of women in religious, political, literary and economic life. Drawing on both historical and literary approaches, the contributors challenge the portrait of Spanish women as passive and marginalised.

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The importance women attach to having friends is seen in the determined search they undertake to replace friends from whom they are periodically separated by residential mobility, job switches, and other major changes in their lives.

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The only comprehensive, one-stop source for statistics on women in the United States has now been updated and expanded. Highlights of the second edition include data from the 1990 Census, a new section on women's reproductive health, new statistics on women in sports and the armed forces, and broadened coverage of historical trends.

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This study points to enduring themes about women who acquire political power and/or become public figures. The assessments describe "domineering dowagers", witches and "scheming concubines" in various cultures in ancient, medieval and modern times.