The first non-stop rock video channel was launched in the US in 1981. As a unique popular culture form, MTV warrants attention, and in this, the first study of the medium, originally published in 1987, Ann Kaplan examines the cultural context of MTV and its relationship to the history of rock music…
Paperback – 2017-11-05
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Routledge Library Editions: Popular Music
This book offers a new insight on the intersection between Islam and feminism and the impact it has on Muslim women’s self-narratives of equality from its early encounter during colonialism to its emergence in the 1990s in Indonesia. The book explores the debates over the changing relationship…
Hardback – 2017-11-01
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Islamic Studies Series
Paperback – 2017-11-01
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Sociology Re-Wired
This book is a legal and political intervention into a contemporary debate concerning the appropriateness of sexual offence prosecutions brought against young gender non-conforming people for so-called ‘gender identity fraud.’ It comes down squarely against prosecution. To that end, it offers a…
Hardback – 2017-10-31
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The creation of Turkish nationhood, citizenship, economic transformation, the forceful removal of minorities and national homogenisation, gender rights, the position of armed forces in politics, and the political and economic integration of Kurdish minority in Turkish polity have all received major…
Hardback – 2017-10-30
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Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics
This book showcases new work done by gender politics scholars and political psychologists, covering a variety of political psychology topics. These include stereotyping and prejudice, intergroup conflict, social identity, attitude formation, group affinity, group decision-making, anxiety,…
Paperback – 2017-10-28
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There is growing evidence that the sexual rights of older people are not being met. One reason, perhaps the main reason, relates to the way that old age is viewed. In many cultures, being old is associated with decline and disease, which positions older people as dependent and powerless.…
Paperback – 2017-10-26
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This book explores the employment of Japanese women born in the 1960s and 1970s who experienced childbirth and raised children in the 1990s and the early 2000s. During this period, the Japanese economy experienced a severe recession. It has affected the firm-specific internal labour market and on…
Paperback – 2017-10-25
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Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
This unique book offers an innovative feminist critique of attachment theory that offers an alternative understanding of relationships between women and their babies in domestic violence. Fiona Buchanan identifies a way forward for working with women, babies and people who have grown up with…
Paperback – 2017-10-23
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Women and Psychology
For a judiciary in a democracy, dispensing justice is not only about doing justice, but also about showing that justice is being done; it is about giving reasons and creating a "culture of justification". The question becomes how to nurture such a culture. A number of liberal democratic…
Hardback – 2017-10-19
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Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
While the growing field of scholarship on heavy metal music and its subcultures has produced excellent work on the sounds, scenes, and histories of heavy metal around the world, few works have included a study of gender and sexuality. This cutting-edge volume focuses on queer fans, performers, and…
Paperback – 2017-10-18
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Routledge Studies in Popular Music
Adolescence is a pivotal time in a girl's life. The development of educational, physical, psychosocial, familial, political and economic capabilities enable girls to reach their full potential and contribute to the wellbeing of their families and society. However, progress is still significantly…
Paperback – 2017-10-16
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