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Hardcover. At a time of significant change in the precarious world of female individualization, this collection explores such phenomena by critically incorporating the parameters of popular media culture into the overarching paradigm of gender relations, economics and politics of everyday life. Editor(s): Kim, Youna. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFDT; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292727
- ISBN
- 9780230292727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity. This volume explores the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). It also addresses the complex roles of Islam and Hinduism. Editor(s): Skidmore, Monique; Lawrence, Patricia. Series: Kroc Institute Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrated maps, 19 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041267
- ISBN
- 9780268041267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Hardcover. Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity. This volume explores the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). It also addresses the complex roles of Islam, and Hinduism. Editor(s): Skidmore, Monique; Lawrence, Patricia. Series: Kroc Institute Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrated maps, 19 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041250
- ISBN
- 9780268041250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.73
€ 113.73
Paperback. An impressive collection of writings on women's issues in Indian history Editor(s): Sarkar, Sumit; Sarkar, Tanika. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220493
- ISBN
- 9780253220493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613987
- ISBN
- 9780745613987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
hardcover. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735261
- ISBN
- 9780804735261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.23
€ 136.23
Paperback. Contains essays which analyze the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that shape gender systems in the Middle East and North Africa. This volume includes essays that also analyze Arab disillusionment with the radical nationalisms of the 1950s and 1960s and with leftist ideologies, as well as the rise of political Islamist movements. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad; Slyomovics, Susan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJPG; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217490
- ISBN
- 9780812217490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Hardcover. Wai-yee Li examines the discursive space of women in seventeenth-century China. Using texts written by women or by men writing in a feminine voice, as well as writings that turn women into signifiers of lamentation or nostalgia, Li probes the emotional and psychological turmoil of the Ming-Qing transition and subsequent moments of national trauma. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492042
- ISBN
- 9780674492042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.28€ 62.02
€ 68.28
€ 62.02
Paperback. Is today's changing media landscape in the Middle East empowering women? This is the first book to address the dynamics of media ecology and women's advancement in the contemporary Middle East. Editor(s): Sakr, Naomi. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850435457
- ISBN
- 9781850435457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.98
€ 36.98
Paperback. The most comprehensive analysis available on the link between ICT and women's empowerment. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; GTF; JFD; JFSJ1; KNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783600427
- ISBN
- 9781783600427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.21
€ 35.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women's experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women's lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577770
- ISBN
- 9780230577770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.23
€ 43.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. This volume rewrites the history of East Asia by rethinking the contentious relationship between Confucianism and women. The book reveals Confucianism as a modern construct that does not reflect the social and cultural histories of East Asia before the 19th century. Editor(s): Ko, Dorothy; Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Piggott, Joan R. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 14 tables, 3 music examples, 4 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HRKN1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231382
- ISBN
- 9780520231382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. Maria Holt uses her research gathered in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon and in the West Bank to look at the forms of violence suffered by women in the context of the wider conflict around them. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFD; JFSJ1; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761015
- ISBN
- 9781780761015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.20
€ 32.99
€ 28.20
Hardback. Tells the history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of 'the Forgotten Army', was composed largely of girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812308092
- ISBN
- 9789812308092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.10
€ 65.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177080155
- ISBN
- 9788177080155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28€ 38.58
€ 53.28
€ 38.58
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBS; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169905
- ISBN
- 9780231169905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.93€ 77.33
€ 101.93
€ 77.33
Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBS; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169912
- ISBN
- 9780231169912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.84
€ 36.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501560
- ISBN
- 9780742501560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.07
€ 206.07
Paperback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501577
- ISBN
- 9780742501577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.54
€ 75.54
Hardcover. Post-independence, a generation of Indian women entered career fields such as architecture and design that had previously been closed to them. In this book, the essays address these developments and ask if these women produce art and architecture that specifically reflect a feminine perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zubaan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017142
- ISBN
- 9789381017142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Filled with inspiring tales of travel written by women who have traversed the Asian continent, this exciting collection of stories takes readers bathing with elephants in India, teaching English in Laos, and dancing with the spirit of Genghis Khan in Mongolia. Original. Series: Traveller's Tales. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932361193
- ISBN
- 9781932361193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.88
€ 18.99
€ 18.88
This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122504
- ISBN
- 9780231122504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.26
€ 72.26
Paperback. Moon Chung-hee is a poet of wild nature, vigorous energy, and sparking passion. Translator(s): Kim, Seong-Kon; Gordon, Alec. Series: Korean Voices. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DC; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- White Pine Press United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893996861
- ISBN
- 9781893996861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.27
€ 15.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618712
- ISBN
- 9780816618712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02