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Why Women Wear What They Wear (Hardcover): Sophie Woodward Why Women Wear What They Wear (Hardcover)
Sophie Woodward
R3,888 Discovery Miles 38 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Each morning we establish an image and an identity for ourselves through the simple act of getting dressed. Why Women Wear What they Wear presents an intimate ethnography of clothing choice. The book uses real women's lives and clothing decisions-observed and discussed at the moment of getting dressed - to illustrate theories of clothing, the body, and identity. Woodward pieces together what women actually think about clothing, dress and the body in a world where popular media and culture presents an increasingly extreme and distorted view of femininity and the ideal body. Immediately accessible to all those who have stood in front of a mirror and wondered 'does my bum look big in this?', 'is this skirt really me?' or 'does this jacket match?', Why Women Wear What they Wear provides students of anthropology and fashion with a fresh perspective on the social issues and constraints we are all consciously or unconsciously negotiating when we get dressed.

Southern Women at the Seven Sister Colleges - Feminist Values and Social Activism, 1875-1915 (Hardcover): Joan Marie Johnson Southern Women at the Seven Sister Colleges - Feminist Values and Social Activism, 1875-1915 (Hardcover)
Joan Marie Johnson
R1,935 Discovery Miles 19 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes southern womanhood and liberal northern education.From the end of Reconstruction and into the New South era, more than one thousand white southern women attended one of the Seven Sister colleges: Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Radcliffe, and Barnard. Joan Marie Johnson looks at how such educations - in the North, at some of the country's best schools - influenced southern women to challenge their traditional gender roles and become active in woman suffrage and other social reforms of the Progressive Era South.Attending one of the Seven Sister colleges, Johnson argues, could transform a southern woman indoctrinated in notions of domesticity and dependence into someone with newfound confidence and leadership skills. Many southern students at northern schools imported the values they imbibed at college, returning home to found schools of their own, women's clubs, and woman suffrage associations. At the same time, during college and after graduation, southern women maintained a complicated relationship to home, nurturing their regional identity and remaining loyal to the Confederacy.Johnson explores why students sought a classical, liberal arts education, how they prepared for entrance examinations, and how they felt as southerners on northern campuses. She draws on personal writings, information gleaned from college publications and records, and data on the women's decisions about marriage, work, children, and other life-altering concerns.In their time, the women studied in this book would eventually make up a disproportionately high percentage of the elite southern female leadership. This collective biography highlights their important role in forging new roles for women, especially in social reform, education, and suffrage.

Light Exposed Darkness (Hardcover): Leona Parks Light Exposed Darkness (Hardcover)
Leona Parks
R962 Discovery Miles 9 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Getting Played - African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence (Hardcover, New): Jody Miller Getting Played - African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence (Hardcover, New)
Jody Miller
R3,121 Discovery Miles 31 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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"The result of Miller's information lode is aa]sometimes uplifting book. It is possible for government and private-sector programs to alleviate the violence against females, Miller believes--but not if those in charge lack the will and refuse to allocate the resources."
--"St. Louis Post Dispatch"

aMiller gives us a detailed examination of the violence experienced by Black inner city girls whose victimization is based on multiple dimensions of their lives: because they are Black, because they live in extremely disadvantaged neighborhoods, and because they are women. Milleras careful, rich, detailed field work documents and analyzes the complex realities of these young womenas lives that set the context for the struggles they routinely contend with. The voices of these young people have been ignored for too long. Getting Played has given them an opportunity to be heard that is long overdue.a
--Robert Crutchfield, University of Washington

aGetting Played shows powerfully how gender, class, and race inequality expose girls in disadvantaged urban communities to violent and sexual victimization, both in neighborhoods and in schools. Miller expertly analyzes how extreme social and economic disadvantage combine with pervasive normative codes to create a context in which girls face high risks of victimization at the hands of boys and men. Getting Played is masterful.a
--Karen Heimer, co-editor of "Gender and Crime: Patterns in Victimization and Offending"

aBy giving us a better understanding of how the neighborhoods and the peer culture of poor African American youth increase the risk of agendered victimization, a GettingPlayed challenges both academics and policymakers to face the role of structured discrimination in the perpetuation of violence toward women.a
--Candace Kruttschnitt, co-author of "Marking Time in the Golden State: Womenas Imprisonment in California"

aThis is a significant and timely book. Miller has taken on a vitally important, but understudied, topic--violence against young Black girls in economically depressed urban settings.a
--Dana M. Britton, author of "At Work in the Iron Cage: The Prison as Gendered Organization"

aMiller grabs readers' attention with the stark reality of the widespread occurrence of violent victimization among the girls she studies.a
--From the Foreword by Ruth D. Peterson, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University

Much has been written about the challenges that face urban African American young men, but less is said about the harsh realities for African American young women in disadvantaged communities. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences. In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods.

Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls and boys, Miller brings a keen eye to the troubling realities of a world infused with danger and gender-based violence. These girls are isolated, ignored, and often victimized by those considered family and friends. Community institutions such as the police and schools that are meant to protect them often turn a blind eye, leaving girls to fend for themselves. Miller draws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm these communities--and how these result in deeply and dangerously engrained beliefs about gender that teach youths to see such violence--rather than the result of broader social inequalities--as deserved due to individual girlsa flawed characters, i.e., ashe deserved it.a

Through Milleras careful analysis of these engaging, often unsettling stories, Getting Played shows us not only how these young women are victimized, but how, despite vastly inadequate social support and opportunities, they struggle to navigate this dangerous terrain.

Women Medievalists and the Academy, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Jane Chance Women Medievalists and the Academy, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Jane Chance
R2,100 R1,710 Discovery Miles 17 100 Save R390 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison (Hardcover): James E. Seaver A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison (Hardcover)
James E. Seaver
R724 Discovery Miles 7 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Desperation - Surviving Hitler's Intention (Hardcover): Lydia Rychner-Reich Desperation - Surviving Hitler's Intention (Hardcover)
Lydia Rychner-Reich
R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When Lydia Rychner-Reich took her first breath in 1927, no one could have predicted the horrors she would face in her life. Born just before the rise of the Nazi regime in Germany, she personally experienced the atrocities of the time and shares them in this memoir for the whole world. In "Desperation," Lydia recounts the harrowing story of her life under Nazi rule. The torment began in 1938 when, at the age of eleven, the Nazis deported Lydia and her family to Poland, where they struggled daily to survive in a Jewish ghetto. In 1943, the Nazis tore Lydia away from her parents, sending her to detention centers and later to toil in a slave labor camp. It was at the end of 1944 that Lydia was truly tested. The Nazis forced her and the other prisoners on the Death March to Bergen-Belsen, where she spent the remainder of her imprisonment and where she met and befriended Anne Frank. While at Bergen-Belsen, Lydia wrote and hid notes to document the horrors she witnessed. This heart-wrenching account includes photos and official documentation from the Nazi era. Of her family, Lydia alone survived the concentration camps; her parents and sisters died there. She tells her tale so the world won't forget the innocent victims.

The Red Thread (Hardcover): Eleanor Liu The Red Thread (Hardcover)
Eleanor Liu
R924 Discovery Miles 9 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Uprooted Women - Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean (Hardcover, New): Paula L. Aymer Uprooted Women - Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean (Hardcover, New)
Paula L. Aymer
R2,214 Discovery Miles 22 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Traces labor migration of women from Eastern Caribbean to oil-producing countries such as Venezuela, Trinidad, Curaðcao, and especially Aruba. Discusses women's participation in the labor force, gender relations, domestic service, the social and economic position of the migrants, and motherhood. Argues that US investments are an important factor in the migration of Caribbean women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

No Apologies - Powerful Lessons in Life, Love & Politics (Hardcover): Alisha Thomas Morgan No Apologies - Powerful Lessons in Life, Love & Politics (Hardcover)
Alisha Thomas Morgan
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Alisha Thomas Morgan made headlines in 2005 when she challenged the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives in a heated debate over voting rights - an unprecedented rebuke of the status quo turning the political landscape on its head. As some legislators shunned her, others demanded a public apology and some called for her expulsion, Morgan stood firm on her convictions, making no apologies for standing up for what was right. Emerging victorious from this and similar political and personal challenges, Morgan has built a successful career and life. She continues to make no apologies and shares the lessons she has learned along her journey of trial and triumph in "No Apologies: Lessons in Life, Love & Politics." Whether you're looking for practical and honest advice to help you navigate your personal or professional trajectory, a dynamic tool to help focus your life, an inside look at politics, or some inspiration to get involved in your community, "No Apologies" gives you an unfiltered look into Morgan's life experiences teaching us lessons that transcend life, love, and politics.

Madame President 1901-1905 - Nellie Fairbanks, Path Finder To Politics for American Women (Hardcover): Lucy Jane King Madame President 1901-1905 - Nellie Fairbanks, Path Finder To Politics for American Women (Hardcover)
Lucy Jane King
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much more has been written about Charles Warren Fairbanks than about his wife, Cornelia Cole Fairbanks. Documents in archives and libraries, historical records, newspapers of the time, and personal letters from Mrs. Fairbanks to her husband have made it possible to learn more about this fascinating woman. Writings of historians about the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries put her story in the context of her times. She had been among one of the early generations of women to graduate from college. She married an ambitious young lawyer and read law to help and advise him as he built his practice as a railroad lawyer in the Gilded Age. Throughout his life, he read his speeches to her for her comments before he delivered them. She raised their five children as he was investing in business and becoming involved in politics and was an important advisor to him as he campaigned successfully to become Senator from Indiana and later, Vice President with President Theodore Roosevelt. She became one of the most popular hostesses in the nation's capital and was the only woman who could enter a drawing room without immediately seeking out the most influential persons in the room. Gracious and charming, she treated all with equal respect.

Steadfast Charity - Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul, Halifax 1972-2002 (Hardcover): Mary Sweeney Sc, Martha... Steadfast Charity - Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul, Halifax 1972-2002 (Hardcover)
Mary Sweeney Sc, Martha Westwater Sc, Elaine Nolan Sc
R944 R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Save R127 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unmasked - Becoming a real woman in a fake world (Hardcover): Jenn Hecker Unmasked - Becoming a real woman in a fake world (Hardcover)
Jenn Hecker
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Routledge Library Editions: Marriage - 20 Volume Set (Hardcover): Various Routledge Library Editions: Marriage - 20 Volume Set (Hardcover)
Various
R52,653 Discovery Miles 526 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This 20-volume set has titles originally published between 1939 and 1991. It looks at marriage in a broad context from a variety of perspectives, including anthropological, health, historical, psychological, and sociological. Individual titles cover mediation, divorce and separation, marriage guidance, disability, sexual health, along with wider issues such as kinship, wardship, marriage in India and Africa and the subordination of women internationally. This collection is an excellent resource for those interested in the place of marriage in society.

Sophie De Tott - Artist In a Time of Revolution (Hardcover): Julia Gasper Sophie De Tott - Artist In a Time of Revolution (Hardcover)
Julia Gasper
R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rocking in My Big Chair - Stories of an Unusual Life (Hardcover): Lynne Granger Rocking in My Big Chair - Stories of an Unusual Life (Hardcover)
Lynne Granger
R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Counterfeit Veil - Moving Beyond the Spiritual Wounds of Sexual Abuse (Hardcover): Terresa Tasabia A Counterfeit Veil - Moving Beyond the Spiritual Wounds of Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)
Terresa Tasabia
R816 Discovery Miles 8 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Defining Wealth for Women - (n.) Peace, Purpose, and Plenty of Cash! (Hardcover): Bonnie Koo Defining Wealth for Women - (n.) Peace, Purpose, and Plenty of Cash! (Hardcover)
Bonnie Koo
R676 R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Save R73 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
True Health - A Woman's Guide to Loving Her Body, Loving Her Life, and Loving Her God (Hardcover): Julie Watson True Health - A Woman's Guide to Loving Her Body, Loving Her Life, and Loving Her God (Hardcover)
Julie Watson
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Just Rock It! - How to Get What You Really Want (Hardcover): Sonia McDonald Just Rock It! - How to Get What You Really Want (Hardcover)
Sonia McDonald
R789 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Two Old Fools Down Under (Hardcover): Victoria Twead Two Old Fools Down Under (Hardcover)
Victoria Twead
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Women Are the New Men - But Who's Gaming Who? (Hardcover): Kenny Mack Women Are the New Men - But Who's Gaming Who? (Hardcover)
Kenny Mack
R513 R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bitter Cup, Sweet Aftertaste - Lessons from the Wilderness - Study Guide (Hardcover): Sharon Newton Bitter Cup, Sweet Aftertaste - Lessons from the Wilderness - Study Guide (Hardcover)
Sharon Newton
R707 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mhtra Mandate - What the World Needs Now Is a Womb-An!: Women's Last Call to Save the World (Hardcover): Demetra S... The Mhtra Mandate - What the World Needs Now Is a Womb-An!: Women's Last Call to Save the World (Hardcover)
Demetra S Arvanitidis
R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aooku, the Secret World of the Shogun's Women (Hardcover): Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Linda H. Chance Aooku, the Secret World of the Shogun's Women (Hardcover)
Cecilia Segawa Seigle, Linda H. Chance
R2,843 Discovery Miles 28 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"One of the least understood and often maligned aspects of the Tokugawa Shogunate is the Ooku, or 'Great Interior, ' the institution within the shogun's palace, administered by and for the upper-class shogunal women and their attendants who resided there. Long the object of titillation and a favorite subject for off-the-wall fantasy in historical TV and film dramas, the actual daily life, practices, cultural roles, and ultimate missions of these women have remained largely in the dark, except for occasional explosions of scandal. In crystal-clear prose that is a pleasure to read, this new book, however, presents the Ooku in a whole new down-to-earth, practical light. After many years of perusing unexamined Ooku documents generated by these women and their associates, the authors have provided not only an overview of the fifteen generations of Shoguns whose lives were lived in residence with this institution, but how shoguns interacted differently with it. Much like recent research on imperial convents, they find not a huddled herd of oppressed women, but on the contrary, women highly motivated to the preservation of their own particular cultural institution. Most important, they have been able to identify "the culture of secrecy" within the Ooku itself to be an important mechanism for preserving the highest value, 'loyalty, ' that essential value to their overall self-interested mission dedicated to the survival of the Shogunate itself." - Barbara Ruch, Columbia University "The aura of power and prestige of the institution known as the ooku-the complex network of women related to the shogun and their living quarters deep within Edo castle-has been a popular subject of Japanese television dramas and movies. Brushing aside myths and fallacies that have long obscured our understanding, this thoroughly researched book provides an intimate look at the lives of the elite female residents of the shogun's elaborate compound. Drawing information from contemporary diaries and other private memoirs, as well as official records, the book gives detailed descriptions of the physical layout of their living quarters, regulations, customs, and even clothing, enabling us to actually visualize this walled-in world that was off limits for most of Japanese society. It also outlines the complex hierarchy of positions, and by shining a light on specific women, gives readers insight into the various factions within the ooku and the scandals that occasionally occurred. Both positive and negative aspects of life in the "great interior" are represented, and one learns how some of these high-ranking women wielded tremendous social as well as political power, at times influencing the decision-making of the ruling shoguns. In sum, this book is the most accurate overview and characterization of the ooku to date, revealing how it developed and changed during the two and a half centuries of Tokugawa rule. A treasure trove of information, it will be a vital source for scholars and students of Japan studies, as well as women's studies, and for general readers who are interested in learning more about this fascinating women's institution and its significance in Japanese history and culture." - Patricia Fister, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto

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