The bestselling author of 'Maharanis' recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.
A follow up from the bestselling Self-Compassion, this book shows why it is more urgent than ever that women acknowledge their areas of suffering, celebrate their inner voice and challenge the male-orientated status quo.
In this landmark work, four of the world's leading scholar-activists issue an urgent call for a truly intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism.
A powerful story about hope, humanity, and the possibility of changeThe inspiration for James Graham's OIivier Award winning play PUNCHIn 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man's life.
'I invite you to be courageous and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because any discomfort you feel is temporary and pales in comparison to what black and brown people often have to experience on a daily basis.
In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century.
The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world.
From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and their teachers.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing to date-a brutally honest and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance and self-acceptance.
A New Yorker, Time Out, NPR, Electric Lit and Publishers Weekly Book of the Year, and Lambda Literary Award Finalist A fabulously riveting hybrid memoir and queer history lesson The New York TimesIt s 1996, and Jeremy, a young American, has met the British boy of his dreams just as, amid a media frenzy, US Congress prepares the Defense of Marriage Act, denying same-sex couples rights including immigration.
En este nuevo y segundo tomo, otras diez filosofas mexicanas toman la palabra para contribuir a una memoria historica mas completa y dar a conocer caminos y trayectorias vitales que la vision patriarcal insiste en marginar o invisibilizar.
Este libro se adentra en la riqueza de una filosofia indigena contemporanea que no se reduce al pasado ni a la nostalgia, sino que interpela al presente a traves de la tradicion.
Este libro reune las voces de mujeres afrodescendientes que, desde la investigacion, el arte, la docencia y la accion comunitaria, construyen un pensamiento afrofeminista latinoamericano comprometido con la descolonizacion del saber y la afirmacion de la experiencia negra como fuente legitima de conocimiento.
Las mujeres buscadoras han sido fundamentales para visibilizar la magnitud de la desaparicion forzada en el pais e impulsar avances normativos e institucionales.
BILD-Comic, umstrittenes Spielzeug und popkulturelles Phanomen: Von ihren weniger bekannten Anfangen als sexy Werbepuppe uber ihre globale Marktdominanz Mitte des 20.
Ein Leitfaden zu echter GleichberechtigungCorinne Low zeigt in ihrem Buch, wie Frauen die unsichtbaren Hurden durchbrechen konnen, die sie in Beruf und Familie ausbremsen.
En diciembre de 2013, por medio de la Resolucion 68/237, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas proclamo el Decenio Internacional delas Personas Afrodescendientes (2015-2024), bajo el lema "e;reconocimiento, justicia y desarrollo"e;.
Reune una cuidadosa seleccion de mitos tradicionales de diversas regiones y pueblos indigenas de Mexico, organizada bajo la coordinacion del antropologo Blas Roman Castellon Huerta.
Es un estudio etnolinguistico y etnobiologico que explora como la comunidad totonaca de Papantla (Veracruz) percibe, clasifica y conceptualiza a los animales dentro de su cosmovision cultural.
Voces de la Diversidad sexual hoy es un libro imprescindible en un momento marcado por el aumento de los discursos de odio y la violencia contra quienes viven fuera de la norma.
Voces de la Diversidad sexual hoy es un libro imprescindible en un momento marcado por el aumento de los discursos de odio y la violencia contra quienes viven fuera de la norma.
