'This book is an action, a political action where revolution is the goal'Andrea Dworkin's blazing, prophetic debut argued that a deep-rooted hatred of women has been ingrained in society for centuries - and still governs us today.
Azar Nafisi, author of the international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives us a stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country's political revolution.
Rediscover the brilliance of Down Among the Women in the Mermaid Collection - timeless classics by pioneering female authors, beautifully reissued to enchant today's readers.
Pen to Pain Relief: Volume II — Social Relief: Movements, Institutions & Professional Systems (1890s–1940) chronicles the transformation from literary documentation to direct social action.
An extensive overview of female film directors worldwide, showing how they are breaking through the 'Celluloid Ceiling', and succeeding in a still very male-dominated industry.
The first ever overview of women's contributions to the dawn of cinema looking at a variety of roles from writers and directors to film editors and critics.
Quienes fueron realmente las beguinas, esas mujeres libres, que "e;sabian"e; de Dios por experiencia personal y cuya vida, caracterizada por el trabajo, el servicio a los demas y la contemplacion, tiene "e;sabor a Dios"e;?
Arthrose Ratgeber: Endlich wieder schmerzfrei Ihr personlicher Plan fur starke Gelenke Leiden Sie unter schmerzhaften Gelenken, die Ihren Alltag erschweren?
When I Was Just a Little Me: A Memoir of Healing the Inner ChildIn this powerful and deeply personal memoir, Thapelo Valentine Mokone takes us on a journey through memory, pain, and ultimate healing.
Das neue Schweigen um alte MannerbilderWas passiert, wenn eine Gesellschaft aufhort, Mannern Geschichten zu erzahlen, in denen sie sich wiederfinden konnen?
This volume highlights recent research on women's authorship in the Afro-Luso-Brazilian Atlantic, intersecting memory studies, postcolonialism, and world literature.
Die Uberwindung gewaltsamer Konflikte und eine haufig damit einhergehende geschlechtsspezifische Pragung wurde in der geschichtswissenschaftlichen Forschung bisher nur selten in den Blick genommen.
In a world where women are expected to be perfect mothers, career women, and dutiful daughters-in-law all at once, Maya navigates the invisible architecture of her life.
En los ultimos sesenta anos, las sociedades europeas han experimentado una etapa de desarrollo economico y social paralela a la consolidacion del proceso de integracion economica y politica de la Union Europea, lo que las ha convertido en un referente de igualdad, solidaridad y justicia social.
Este libro es fruto del trabajo colaborativo desarrollado durante varios anos con las autoridades y mujeres arhuacas de la Casa de Gobierno en las estribaciones de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, en el departamento del Cesar (Colombia).
Nueva Historia de las Mujeres en la Argentina es un caleidoscopio de escritos hilvanados a partir de una potente reunion entre generaciones de especialistas provenientes de diferentes trayectorias academicas, regiones y provincias.
Este libro presenta un recorrido por las experiencias cotidianas de mujeres de los sectores populares que participan de procesos de organizacion colectiva, a partir de una etnografia centrada en sus casas.
