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Feminist Studies



Feminist Studies

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World Feminism
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
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In this thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book, Kristof and WuDunn reveal the cruel and maddening reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression. Half the Sky will stir feelings of admiration and discomfort, and hopefully sow the... (read more)

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Sex Industry
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Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas
Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas
by Viva Las Vegas
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A Midwest preacher's daughter with a fabulous academic pedigree, Viva could have chosen any career, but chose to become a naked girl. This personalized tour of her milieu offers a unique perspective on a thriving industry that is largely condemned or... (read more)

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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
by Simone De Beauvoir
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This triumphant and genuinely revolutionary book began as an exceptional woman's attempt to find out who and what she was. It ended up shocking, infuriating, and galvanizing millions of readers and dramatically revising the way women talk and think about... (read more)

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Work
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Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory
Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory
by Miriam Ching Louie
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In this up-close and personal look at the heroines who make family, community, and society tick, Miriam Ching Yoon Louie showcases immigrant women workers speaking out for themselves, in their own words. While public outrage over sweatshops builds in... (read more)

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Sex and Power
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Color of Violence : the Incite! Anthology (06 Edition)
Color of Violence : the Incite! Anthology (06 Edition)
by Andrea Smith
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This collection of 28 essays about women and the multitude of ways they are victimized around the world by criminal justice systems, militarism, and the medical establishment is compiled by Incite!, which describes itself as "the largest multiracial... (read more)

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Reproductive Rights
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The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World
The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World
by Michelle Goldberg
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In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism by the author of the New York Times bestseller Kingdom Coming, Michelle Goldberg exposes the global war on women's reproductive rights and its disastrous and unreported consequences for the future... (read more)

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Body Image
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The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity
The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity
by Kim Chernin
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Some five million American women suffer from eating disorders ranging from compulsive dieting to compulsive eating, anorexia, and bulimia. THE HUNGRY SELF explores the often troubled relationship between mothers and daughters and how daughters of all... (read more)

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Nature and Environmental Issues
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Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)
Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters: A Western Perspective on What It Is and Why It Matters (Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy)
by Karen J Warren
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A philosophical exploration of the nature, scope, and significance of ecofeminist theory and practice. This book presents the key issues, concepts, and arguments which motivate and sustain ecofeminism from a western philosophical perspective.... (read more)

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The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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A world-renowned activist and feminist pulls no punches in her efforts to reform Islam in this international bestseller, available for the first time in English.... (read more)

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Survival of the Prettiest : the Science of Beauty (99 Edition)
Survival of the Prettiest : the Science of Beauty (99 Edition)
by Nancy Etcoff
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In this provocative, witty, and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, Nancy Etcoff skewers one of our culture's most enduring myths, that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior. Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard... (read more)

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Friday, November 27, 2009
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
  1. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
    by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
  2. The Second Sex
    by Simone De Beauvoir
  3. Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas
    by Viva Las Vegas
  4. Color of Violence : the Incite! Anthology (06 Edition)
    by Andrea Smith
  5. Brothel: Mustang Ranch and Its Women
    by Alexa Albert
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