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Across the Religious Divide

Women, Property, and Law in the Wider Mediterranean (ca. 1300-1800)

Edited by Jutta Sperling, Shona Kelly Wray

Examining women's property rights in different societies across the entire medieval and early modern Mediterranean, this volume introduces a unique comparative perspective to the complexities…

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October 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99586-3 (Routledge)

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American Women during World War II

An Encyclopedia

By Doris Weatherford

American Women during World War II documents the lives and stories of women who contributed directly to the war effort via official and semi-official military…

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October 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99475-0 (Routledge)

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Gender, Migration, and the Public Sphere, 1850–2005

Edited by Marlou Schrover, Eileen Yeo

The decision to emigrate has historically held differing promises and costs for women and for men. Exploring theories of difference in labor market participation, network…

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October 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-80172-0 (Routledge)

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Women, Clubs and Associations in Britain

By David Doughan, Peter Gordon

Women have been consistently excluded from all manner of clubs and associations over the years, whether as the direct result of an anti-woman policy or…

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September 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-55135-9 (Routledge)

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Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia

An Unsung (R)evolution

By Tan Beng Hui, Cecilia Ng, Tan Beng Hui

Combining both personal and academic insights into the Malaysian women’s movement, this study provides an in-depth account of the multiple struggles of the Malaysian women’s…

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August 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44675-4 (Routledge)

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Black Women in New South Literature and Culture

By Sherita L. Johnson

Using the "the Negro Problem" in African American literature as a point of departure, this book focuses on the profound impact that racism had on…

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August 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99220-6 (Routledge)

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Women, Education, and Agency, 1600–2000

Edited by Jean Spence, Sarah Aiston, Maureen M. Meikle

This collection of essays brings together an international roster of contributors to provide historical insight into women’s agency and activism in education throughout from the…

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August 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99005-9 (Routledge)

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The Quest for Gentility in China

Negotiations Beyond Gender and Class

Edited by Daria Berg, Chloe Starr

The quest for gentility has shaped Chinese civilization and the formation of culture in China until the present day. This book analyzes social aspirations and…

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May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54541-9 (Routledge)

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Feminism and the Women's Movement in Malaysia

An Unsung (R)evolution

By Maznah Mohamad, Cecilia Ng, tan beng Hui

Combining both personal and academic insights into the Malaysian women’s movement, this study provides an in-depth account of the multiple struggles of the Malaysian women’s…

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May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54559-4 (Routledge)

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The Women's Movement in Postcolonial Indonesia

Gender and Nation in a New Democracy

By ELIZABETH MARTYN

This book examines women's activism in the early years of independent Indonesia when new attitudes to gender, nationalism, citizenship and democratization were forming. It questions…

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April 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54623-2 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Women's Lives in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook
Edited by Emilie Amt
To be published November 30th 2009

Irish Feminisms, 1810–1930
Edited by Mary Pierse
To be published December 4th 2009

Women’s History and Local Community in Postwar Japan
By Curtis Anderson Gayle
To be published December 8th 2009

Globalizing Feminisms, 1789- 1945
Edited by Karen Offen
To be published December 14th 2009

Working with Affect in Feminist Readings: Disturbing Differences
Edited by Marianne Liljeström, Susanna Paasonen
To be published January 25th 2010

Women and Belief, 1852–1928
Edited by Mark Llewellyn, Jessica Cox
To be published March 15th 2010

Nursing and Women’s Labour in the Nineteenth Century: The Quest for Independence
By Sue Hawkins
To be published March 25th 2010

Victorian and Edwardian Anti-Feminism
Edited by Valerie Sanders, Lucy Delap
To be published March 29th 2010

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: African American Reform Rhetoric and the Rise of a Modern Nation State
By Michael Stancliff
To be published April 15th 2010

Women, Gender and Religious Cultures in Britain, 1800–1940
Edited by Sue Morgan, Jacqueline de Vries
To be published May 13th 2010

Women and Education
Edited by Jane Martin, Joyce Goodman
To be published July 15th 2010

Breaking the Wave: Women, Their Organizations, and Feminism, 1945–1985
Edited by Kathleen A. Laughlin, Jacqueline Castledine
To be published September 1st 2010

Women in the United States Military: An Annotated Bibliography
By Judith Bellafaire
To be published September 1st 2010

Women in the Ancient Near East: A Sourcebook
Edited by Mark Chavalas
To be published September 1st 2010

Women in European Culture and Society: Gender, Skill and Identity
By Deborah Simonton
To be published September 1st 2010