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Transformations eBook Series

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  • Feminism & Autobiography

    Texts, Theories, Methods

    by Tess Coslett, Celia Lury, Penny Summerfield ...
    Series series Transformations
    Featuring essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this key text explores the latest developments in autobiographical studies.The collection is structured around the inter-linked concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and memory. Whilst exemplifying the very different levels of autobiographical activity going on in feminist studies, the contributions chart a movement from ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

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  • The Hunting Ground

    The Inside Story of Sexual Assault on American College Campuses

    by Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering ...
    The debate over sexual violence on campus is reaching fever pitch, from headlines about outof-control fraternities, to the ”mattress protests” by female students at Columbia University and other colleges.The Hunting Ground, the new documentary by award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, has taken this debate to a new level, becoming a galvanizing catalyst for discussion at the hundreds ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Feminist Theory

    From Margin to Center

    by bell hooks ...
    When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual readers frequently found the theory "unsettling" or "provocative." Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in the book remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Caroline Chisholm: An Irresistible Force - How Caroline Chisholm Helped Shape a Nation

    by Sarah Goldman ...
    A fresh, spirited and engaging biography of a fascinating and influential woman who was absolutely instrumental in shaping modern Australia - but whose influence and importance has largely been forgotten.Caroline Chisholm was a take-no-prisoners game-changer of colonial Australia - as well as a charming, wholly committed, and utterly determined force of nature. Arriving in Australia in 1838, she ... Read more

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  • At Eighty-Two

    A Journal

    by May Sarton ...
    The New York Times–bestselling author of At Seventy returns with a memoir about advancing age, including her experience with a series of strokes.In this poignant and fearless account, Sarton chronicles the struggles of life at eighty-two. She juxtaposes the quotidian details of life—battling a leaky roof, sharing an afternoon nap with her cat, the joy of buying a new mattress—with lyrical musings ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When Biometrics Fail

    Gender, Race, and the Technology of Identity

    by Shoshana Amielle Magnet ...
    From digital fingerprinting to iris and retina recognition, biometric identification systems are a multibillion dollar industry and an integral part of post-9/11 national security strategy. Yet these technologies often fail to work. The scientific literature on their accuracy and reliability documents widespread and frequent technical malfunction. Shoshana Amielle Magnet argues that these systems ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Whistling Women

    A Study of the Lives of Older Lesbians

    by J Dianne Garner, Cheryl Claassen ...
    Gain first-hand knowledge of how today's lesbians aged 60 and over survived the 20th century!I didn’t know we were lesbians. We lived together 13 years!Whistling Women is a unique, candid collection of the life experiences of 44 lesbians between 62 and 82 years of age. This book explores new ground with interviews about their memories, feelings, and thoughts on a diversity of perspectivesfrom ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Women Navigating Globalization

    Feminist Approaches to Development

    by Sue Ellen M. Charlton, Jana Everett ...
    Series series New Millennium Books in International Studies
    This up-to-date text offers a clear and cogent introduction to women in development. Exploring the global structures and processes that impede or support the empowerment of women, Jana Everett and Sue Ellen M. Charlton use a feminist lens to understand contemporary gender roles. Without such a lens, they argue, our understanding of globalization and development is incomplete, resulting in flawed ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

  • How Pop Culture Shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life

    From Toddlers-in-Tiaras to Cougars-on-the-Prowl

    by Melissa Ames, Sarah Burcon ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Contemporary popular culture has created a slew of stereotypical roles for girls and women to (willingly or not) play throughout their lives: The Princess, the Nymphette, the Diva, the Single Girl, the Bridezilla, the Tiger Mother, the M.I.L.F, the Cougar, and more. In this book Ames and Burcon investigate the role of cultural texts in gender socialization at specific pre-scripted stages of a ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • The Young Rebecca: Writings of Rebecca West 1911-17

    by Rebecca West ...

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  • Real Knockouts

    The Physical Feminism of Women's Self-Defense

    by Martha McCaughey ...
    An examination of women's self-defense culture and its relationship to feminism.I was once a frightened feminist. So begins Martha McCaughey's odyssey into the dynamic world of women's self- defense, a culture which transforms women involved with it and which has equally profound implications for feminist theory and activism.Unprecedented numbers of American women are learning how to knock out, ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Cross-Cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Social Gerontology

    Edited by Tannistha Samanta ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public debates about the moral, cultural and economic questions surrounding aging, thereby ameliorating the “problems” associated with aging societies. This volume is uniquely cross-cultural, theory-driven and cross-disciplinary. It fills a gap ... Read more

    $107.09 USD