Women's Studies

Is late modern art 'anti-aesthetic'? What does it mean to label a piece of art 'affectless'? These traditional characterizations of 1960s and 1970s art are radically challenged in this subversive art history. By introducing feeling to the analysis of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156027076Author Rohinton MistryFormat PaperbackPage Count 195Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 192mm *...

Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad investigates the modern history of Lebanon from the port explosion and civil war to the role of Hezbollah and Israel - and weaves an extraordinary story of survival, corruption and impunity through the stories of the women...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781396599Author Virginia WoolfFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

20th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Frances Wilson From a childhood of gothic proportions, through teenage pregnancy in the 1960s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and...

" . . . methodologically innovative . . . precise and perceptive and conscious . . . " -Text and Performance Quarterly"Woman, Native, Other is located at the juncture of a number of different fields and disciplines, and it genuinely succeeds in pushing...

The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E. The essays collected in this volume speak to interpretative...

"Rarely has a short book accomplished so much as Terborg-Penn's seminal work. With the utmost attention to detail Terborg-Penn examines the contributions of black suffragist stalwarts . . . It undoubtedly will become the definitive work on African...

For centuries so called 'difficult women' have been labelled as 'hysterical' and 'out of their minds'. Today they wait longer for health diagnoses, often being told it's 'all in their heads'. Although healthcare systems are overburdened, why are women...

Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. - Serena WilliamsThroughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel - and this explosive book aims to uncover the often hidden histories behind 50 of these...

Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps the most romantic and tragic figure in British history. Was her tragic life a product of bad luck, bad advice, or ambition? Destined to marry the Dauphin of France and reign as his queen, his early death changed Mary's life...

When Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis was first published, it catapulted its author into the bestseller lists and established her as one of our funniest and most eloquent of poets.'Cope has an extraordinary canny sense - quite rare among poets - of what...

An enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects and their wealthy male patrons. History states that it was men who owned grand estates and houses, who commissioned famous architects, and who embarked upon...

Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history-Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York. An industrious immigrant who built her business from...

Pink Noises brings together twenty-four interviews with women in electronic music and sound cultures, including club and radio DJs, remixers, composers, improvisers, instrument builders, and installation and performance artists. The collection is an...

Barbie or Lego? Reading maps or reading emotions? Do you have a female brain or a male brain? Or is that the wrong question? On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colours to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375755026Author Rebecca ShannonhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060574215Author John GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Fourteen centuries of Islamic thought have produced a legacy of interpretive readings of the Qu'ran written almost entirely by men. Now, with Qu'ran and Woman, Amina Wadud provides a first interpretive reading by a woman, a reading which validates the...

We all feel weak sometimes. He Is Strong encourages you to rest in God's help and strength for every one of your inadequacies. Join Emily A. Jensen, bestselling coauthor of Risen Motherhood, on a devotional journey to find God's strength amid your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310456933Author ZondervanFormat HardbackPage Count 1248Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1124gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 178mm * 38mm

The first major work on noblewomen in the twelfth century and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. Offers an important reconceptualisation of women's role in aristocratic society and suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the...

The Spawn Universe's favorite detectives come at you in full force in their groundbreaking series. Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of...

Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945509667Author Caroline CashFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver SprocketPublisher Silver Sprocket

This work reveals the story of women's lives in Wales during the 20th century. The areas of women's lives explored include: education; health; home life; leisure; politics; and waged work. The regional variations and differing linguistic and cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsRunner-up for Nautilus Awards: Women 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781910559161Author Lucy H. PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Womancraft PublishingPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950634002Author M D Felice GershFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Integrative Medical Group of IrvinePublisher Integrative Medical Group of...

In Out of Time, leading thinker Lynne Segal examines her life and surveys the work and lives of other writers and artists to explore the pleasures and perils of growing old. Following in the footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir-who in her mid-fifties mourned...

In the last five years, the feminist movement has seen a radical upswell of energy and activism. We have been inspired by #LeanIn, we have found solidarity in #MeToo. We've pushed one another to be stronger and try harder. Caroline Criado-Perez's...

'This is a history shaken by intimacy - a brave and rigorously humane book' Sean HewittHow far would you go for the missing?When Clair Wills was in her twenties, she discovered she had a cousin she had never met. Born in a Mother and Baby Home in 1950s...

New York Times BestsellerNamed One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by Essence Named a Best Holiday Gift Book by Real Simple, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, and more Named a Best Gift for Coworkers by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916475014Author Kathleen JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint The Book MillPublisher The Book Mill

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501882906Author Jennifer CowartFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425168721Author T.D JakesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 195g

Having just graduated from school, Saki realized she never made a single friend over those years. Not wanting to be forever alone, she remodels her looks and personality for a fresh debut. She's instantly sees a change on how her classmates treat her...

From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s. Investigating the popularity of the low-budget tradition, Carol Clover looks in...

At the vulnerable age of 12, Lara McDonnell was picked out by a gang of men who befriended her, showered her with attention and gained her trust. Manipulated and groomed, her life quickly spiralled out of control as the men trafficked her around the...

A prodigiously brilliant thinker who sharply challenged the beliefs of his age, the political and social radical John Stuart Mill was the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century. Regarded as one of the sacred texts of...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR'I couldn't put it down. . . an important book, raw and simple enough that you can't help but feel it deeply' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's LifeTalented and ambitious, Monica Potts and her...