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Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1993. Scholarly text presents a comprehensive critique and review of more than two decades of cross-disciplinary research on women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors evaluate scholarship on women and gender in specific disciplines and topical areas including history, anthropology, sociology, political economy, and literature; demonstrate how this research is reconstructing knowledge and extending… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2002. A book of tremendous influence when it first appeared, A Mind of One's Own reminded readers that the tradition of Western philosophy-- in particular, the ideals of reason and objectivity-- has come down to us from white males, nearly all of whom are demonstrably sexist, even misogynist. In this second edition, the original authors continue… Read more about this item

New York: Garland Press, 1997. This extensive collection of English-language essays examines the many strategies of resistance to male domination that women in France from the 16th through the 18th centuries utilized in their lives and their writings. Themes treated include women's views on marriage, religion, education, careers, tradition, and narrative and rhetorical innovation. The 28 essays cover such well-known… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1995. When feminist philosophers first turned their attention to traditional ethical theory, its almost exclusive emphasis upon justice, rights, abstract rationality, and individual autonomy came under special criticism. Women’s experiences seemed to suggest the need for a focus on care, empathetic relations, and the interdependence of persons.The most influential readings of what has become an extremely… Read more about this item

Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press, 1997. Comprehensive text presents an important study to scholars and researchers of American progressivism, pacifism, and feminism. U.S. intervention in World War I occurred in an historical context of widespread anxiety about masculine identity produced by the suffrage movement and highlighted by the election of suffragist Jeannette Rankin, the only woman present in Congress during the… Read more about this item

Waltham, MA.: Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies/Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, 2004. Detailed text contains a collection of contributed scholarly essays dealing with women and gender issues in Judaism, including Glikl's memoir as historical source; Jewish women's autobiography; memoirs of a partisan from Salonika; a Life in Art; discovering Puah Rakovsky; piety and female aspiration in the memoirs of Pauline Wengeroff and Bella… Read more about this item

Athens, GA.: University of Georgia Press, 1988. Classic scholarly historical text, completely revised and updated, presents a vast survey ranging from prehistoric to contemporary times, examining a diversity of cultures, stemming from a variety of sources, recounting how men have portrayed women and how they have justified their subordination of the opposite sex. 370 pgs. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar..… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1999. Detailed series of lectures explores the values of Western societies, and the source of oppression of women within them, whereas many also provide a political contribution to the argument over the international context in which women's status seems to be under constant threat. Contributors include Marilyn French, Martha Nussbaum, Onora O'Neill, Naomi Wolf, Shere Hite,… Read more about this item

Greenwood Press, 1993. Comprehensive scholarly text focuses on the problems and changes of women and gender around the globe, including, archaic laws and discriminatory practices, health and education issues, stereotypes, violence and abuse, etc. 525 pgs. Gilt spine and front cover.. First Edition. Cloth. Excellent. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.