Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

Amid increasing demand for systematically collected statistics on asset ownership and control, the absence of standard guidelines and methods has constrained the collection and production of basic data.

At first grade, your child is expected to know all the continents of the world.

Help your child understand what his/her senses are with this easy-to-remember informative book.

Who says geography is difficult to learn?

Women in Nepal have long experienced poverty, social exclusion, and marginalization because of their gender, especially among ethnic minorities and low-caste groups.

This publication, prepared by the Asian Development Bank in close cooperation with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan.

By considering the folklore of Cornwall in a Northern European context, this book casts light on a treasury of often-ignored traditions.

Cut your kids some slack and lead them to an adventure-filled destination that is the Norse Folktales.

Mari's life is starting to fall apart.

Children naturally like to hear about other children.

Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "e;First Lady of American Folklore"e; and the title is well deserved.

This book depicts the wonder of the world of Dolphins in all its glory.

College dropout Isao Komori wakes up one morning to find himself in the body of a high school girl.

This publication examines the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan---Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program, which promotes women's participation and empowerment in the Philippines.

In Black Metal music, the "e;most evil"e; wins.

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Discover why things move through this picture book.

Originally published in 1964, The Naked Society was the first book on the threats to privacy posed by new technologies such as modern surveillance techniques and methods for influencing human behavior.

A more abundant life is within your reach.

These folktales remain a powerful link between modern-day Spanish Jews and the Hispano-Jewish legacy-this collection passes along that legacy and provides a source of the customs and values of Sephardic Jews.

Examines the social and historical significance of women s contributions to American silent film comedy.

Without Bounds illuminates the life of the mysterious Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana.

Brings contemporary Japanese literary and artistic fairy-tale adaptations into conversation with Euro-American feminist fairy-tale re-creation and scholarship.

Viewing the poem as a social agent and product in women's lives, the essays in this collection examine factors influencing the relationships between writers and readers of poetry in seventeenth-century England and Scotland.

God made you to be your truest, most authentic self.

Written with the cooperation of President Jimmy Carter and his family, this book provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of the woman who--as nurse, mother and social justice activist in segregated southwest Georgia--made a lifelong habit of breaking the rules defining a woman's place in and out of the home and the status of blacks in society.

As early as 1760 and as late as 1920, Romantic drama dominated Peninsular Spanish theater.

The Big Bang Theory's mix of humor, nerdy protagonists, sexy female leads and quirky characters have made the series one of CBS's most successful shows and have brought it international acclaim.

This series of absorbing case studies focuses on the portrayal of Pakistani women in the global media.

The 1950s era of science fiction film effectively ended when space flight became a reality with the first manned orbit of Earth in 1962.

Between 1887 and 1920, the humble hatpin went from an unremarkable item in every woman's wardrobe, to a fashion necessity, to a dangerous weapon (it was said).

Many female figures in recent fiction, film, and television embody the Artemis archetype, modeled on the Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt.

Why did it seem strange when Battlestar Galactica ended its narrative on a religious note instead of providing a scientific explanation?

From novels to films, our everyday lives are filled with stories that comfort and connect us and enable new ways of thinking.

Winifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie.

Many fans loved Fifty Shades of Grey.

In 2013, the Nobel Prize for Literature was for the first time awarded to a short story writer, and to a Canadian, Alice Munro.

The early medieval manuscripts of Ireland and Britain contain tantalizing clues about the cosmology, religion and mythology of native Celtic cultures, despite censorship and revision by Christian redactors.

Paper dolls might seem the height of simplicity--quaint but simple toys, nothing more.

Decades before the Salem Witch trials, 11 people were hanged as witches in the Connecticut River Valley.

Why do Americans alternately celebrate and condemn gangsters, outlaws and corrupt politicians?

After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States.

This book describes real-world killer robots using a blend of perspectives.

Mythology for centuries has served as humanity's window into understanding its distant past.

Myth pervades heavy metal.

Quest narratives are as old as Western culture.

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Kashmiri women in the entire post-independence period progressed in some development-related fields, but, at the same time, faced serious degenerative problems in the last two decades.

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