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Captures in unprecedented depth the cultural significance of the designed landscape and its relationship with Bluestocking philosophy. Situated within the broader context of eighteenth-century intel……続きを見る

HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOURSELF? IN A VERY REAL SENSE, we define ourselves through our stories. If we can truly understand the stories that made us the women we are, including the motivations behind our ……続きを見る

The Phenomenology of Pregnancy and Early Motherhood provides an ethical, social, and psychological investigation of the process of becoming a mother. Through a phenomenological analysis that engages……続きを見る

This book examines the roles and interconnections between structural factors and individual agency in marital violence, focusing on women in heterosexual marital relationships. With the overall aim ……続きを見る

A “priceless” study of the life and career of the Renaissance-era Italian who was the first woman to have composed an opera (Gender & History). “Extraordinary in its breadth, its detail, its insight……続きを見る

One of Ms. Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2023 Carceral liberalism emerges from the confluence of neoliberalism, carcerality, and patriarchy to construct a powerful ruse disguised as freedom. ……続きを見る

Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946–1975 tells the story of how women’s bodies were at the center of the international politics of women’s rights in the postwar period. Giu……続きを見る

Les violences faites aux filles et aux femmes sont au cœur des préoccupations féministes au Québec. En 2013, le Partenariat CRSH de recherches et d’actions entre universités et milieux de pratique T……続きを見る

In this book, we will present details about many of the great women of the world. There will be an attempt to present some of their most uplifting, inspiring, and even challenging ideas and works. T……続きを見る

Changing Narratives of Sexuality examines the tensions and contradictions in constructions of gender, sexuality and women's empowerment in the various narrations of sexuality told by and about women……続きを見る

The Women, Gender and Development Reader is the definitive volume of literature dedicated to women in the development process. Now in a fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the……続きを見る

The revolution in information and communication technologies (ICTs) has vast implications for the developing world, but what tangible benefits has it bought, when issues of social inclusion and excl……続きを見る

Yoga, the Body, and Embodied Social Change is the first collection to gather together prominent scholars on yoga and the body. Using an intersectional lens, the essays examine yoga in the United Sta……続きを見る

In Bodies, renowned psychotherapist Susie Orbach diagnoses the crisis in our relationship with our physical selves and illuminates a path towards healing and self-acceptance. Orbach challenges the p……続きを見る

Choice Outstanding Academic Title “In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Musil fills the gap by placing Carson's achievements in a wider context, weaving connections from the past through the present. R……続きを見る

Over the last generation, the womanist idea--and the tradition blooming around it--has emerged as an important response to separatism, domination, and oppression. Gary L. Lemons gathers a diverse gr……続きを見る

As the bearers of the next generation in one of the richest countries in the world, the social status of Qatari women is closely linked to their ability to have children. Women are expected to refle……続きを見る

Dark sound carries the dense cultural weight of darkness; it is the undertow of music that embodies melancholy, desire, grief, violence, rage, pain, loss and longing. Compelling and unnerving, dark ……続きを見る

The book, with its four chapters, addresses three important processes in the development sphere: namely mobilization, leadership, and empowerment. The book explores the relation and the link of the ……続きを見る

The must-read summary of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s book: “The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam”. This complete summary of “The Caged Virgin” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a renowned poli……続きを見る

THE BOOK THAT ANSWERS: HOW CAN I BE A MOTHER AND STILL BE ME? Part manifesto, part memoir, part guide; this book unflinchingly flips conventional thinking surrounding motherhood on its head. From Da……続きを見る

2019 Thomas McGann Award for best publication in Latin American Studies In late nineteenth-century Mexico a woman’s presence in the home was a marker of middle-class identity. However, as economic c……続きを見る

Trenta storie, trenta ritratti di donne "forti" che in Italia sono state capaci di inventarsi – fuori dagli stereotipi e dalle banalizzazioni – una nuova vita, ripartendo dalle abilità e dalle compe……続きを見る

“Women always face violence from men. Equality is only preached, but not put into practice. Dalit women face more violence every day, and they will continue to do so until society changes and accept……続きを見る

All the Women in My Family Sing is an anthology documenting the experiences of women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a vital collection of prose and poetry whose topics range……続きを見る

The SWGU believes that comprehensive development and planning processes can only be realised through the promotion of women’s empowerment. To achieve this goal, the SWGU established a coordination m……続きを見る