Gender studies, gender groups

In 1910, when Khedive Abbas II married a second wife surreptitiously, the contrast with his openly polygamous grandfather, Ismail, whose multiple wives and concubines signified his grandeur and masculinity, could not have been greater.

Laura Cornelius Kellogg was an eloquent and fierce voice in early twentieth century Native American affairs.

Irish women dramatists have long faced an uphill challenge in getting the recognition and audience of their male counterparts.

"e;Bridget"e; was the Irish immigrant servant girl who worked in American homes from the second half of the nineteenth century into the early years of the twentieth.

September 11 has become a temporal and symbolic marker of the world's brutal entry into the third millennium.

Reflecting twenty years of research and experience-after working with guerrilla fighters in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, with Iranian refugees in Istanbul, with interreligious reconciliation groups in Morocco, and with former political prisoners in South Africa-Segall offers a groundbreaking study of globalization, gender, and resistance in public spaces.

Rooted in the world historical methodology of John O.

Most research has accepted stereotypical images of Muslim women, treating their outward manifestations, such as veiling, as passive and oppressive.

Eighteen months after Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, hundreds of thousands of the country's women participated in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) in a variety of capacities.

Arab American women have played an essential role in shaping their homes, their communities, and their country for centuries.

Political repression often paradoxically fuels popular movements rather than undermining resistance.

One of the most important Irish novelists of the twentieth century, Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) was also a pioneer of women's writing.

The early modern Ottoman poet Mihri Hatun (1460-1515) succeeded in drawing an admiring audience and considerable renown during a time when few women were accepted into the male-dominated intellectual circles.

Working Out Desire examines spor meraki as an object of desire shared by a broad and diverse group of Istanbulite women.

For years, Iranian academics, writers, and scholars have equated national development and progress with the reform of men's sexual behavior.

In this unique study, Machen explores a moment of intense religious upheaval and transformation in France between 1880 and 1920.

In this volume, Brownson sheds new light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari'a courts from the British Mandate period to the present.

Jad traces the transformation of the Palestinian women's movement from the 1930s to the post-Oslo period and through the Second Intifada to examine the often-fraught relationship between women and nationalism in Palestine.

Growing up in a conservative, middle-class family in Texas, Claire Myers Owens sought adventure and freedom at an early age.

Does the study of aesthetics have tangible effects in the real world?

Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarized and patriarchalspaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitantshave consistently been represented as ideal in nature: uniquelysecular and democratic spaces, and characterized by genderequality.

This book critically examines the feminization of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a major movement for Islamic renewal and reform in South Asia.

The popularity of neoliberal economic policies is based, in part, on the argument that the liberalization of markets promotes growth and increases employment opportunities for women.

In this collection, Arab and Arab American feminists enlist their intimate experiences to challenge simplistic and long-held assumptions about gender, sexuality, and commitments to feminism and justice-centered struggles among Arab communities.

Zenobia was the third-century Syrian queen who rebelled against Roman rule.

The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women's clothing today.

Faith holds up a photo of the boarded-up, vacant house: "e;It's the first thing I see.

Drawing on fieldwork that spans nearly twenty years, Making Do in Damascus offers a rare portrayal of ordinary family life in Damascus, Syria.

A second-year doctoral student from a Midwestern family, Frye is twenty-three when she marries a German professor ten years her senior.

A Band of Noble Women brings together the histories of the women's peace movement and the black women's club and social reform movement in a story of community and consciousness building between the world wars.

The year 1995, when the Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, marks a historical milestone in the development of the Chinese feminist movement.

The Best of Hard Times explores the gendered identities of two generations of men in the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut.

Massive Resistance and Southern Womanhood offers a comparative sociocultural and spatial history of white supremacist women who were active in segregationist grassroots activism in Little Rock, New Orleans, and Charleston from the late 1940s to the late 1960s.

Why do people submit to authority and derive pleasure even others have over them?

Although much has been written about American feminism and its influence on culture and society, very little has been recorded about the key role played by Irish American women writers in exposing women's issues, protecting their rights, and anticipating, if not effecting, change.

A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love There must be a revolution in the way we see, the way we look'In a collection of essays, critiques and interviews, bell hooks responds to the ongoing dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticising art and aesthetics in a world increasingly concerned with identity politics.

Why Men Don't Iron is an eye-opening, mind-blowing book on how the major sex differences in our brains impact on our daily lives and behaviour.

The ebook edition of Lindenfield's classic offers practical advice and positive strategies for creating changes in every area of your life.

Originally published in 1998.

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A classic Bolger novel, following the lives of three women.

Autism was not a recognised disorder in Jane Austen's lifetime, nor for well over a century after her death.

A warm and inspiring read for parents, this book explores girls' emotional and physical development from ages 1 to 16.

BONUS: This edition contains a The Possibility of Everything discussion guide.

In this third Why I Write volume, Eileen Myles addresses the social, political, and aesthetic conditions that shape their work"A sharply etched, unvarnished self-portrait.

Drawing on interviews and examples from across the globe, this book tackles the shifting narratives surrounding Muslim women Once regarded as passive victims waiting to be rescued, Muslim women are now widely regarded as arbiters of "terror" and a potential threat to be kept under control.