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  • Women and Education

    Global Lives in Focus

    by Erin Kenny ...
    Series series Women and Society around the World
    This volume captures how women's education is shaped by the lived context of women and girls around the world, focusing on the cultural construction of gender, political economy, religion, and history.In some parts of the world, women's education remains a controversial topic, and many girls are not allowed equal access or any access at all to schooling. This volume examines what education is like ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Beauty around the World

    A Cultural Encyclopedia

    by Erin Kenny, Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols ...
    Taking the concept of beauty seriously, this encyclopedia examines how humanity has sought and continues to seek what is "beautiful" in a variety of cultural contexts, giving readers an understanding of how to look at beauty both intellectually and critically.Is beauty ever more than "skin deep"? Arguably yes, considering that the concept of beauty—and the pursuit of it—has shaped cultures ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

  • The Narrative of Africa Rising

    Changing Perspectives

    by Ryan Gibb, Richard S. Glotzer, Stephen Harmon, Erin Kenny, Ashley E. Leinweber, Kafayat Mahmoud, Brenda McCollum ...
    Series series Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
    Throughout time, African civilizations have manoeuvred and negotiated successfully to maintain their societies and ensure cultural continuity despite encountering expanding trade, foreign invasion, and imposition of colonial and neocolonial states. The Narrative of Africa Rising: Changing Perspectives evaluates the discourse on “Africa Rising” through representative case studies to create a ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens

    The Handbook for Outdoor Learning

    by Patti Bailie, Ken Finch, Erin Kenny, Ann Stires ...
    Environmental education expert David Sobel joins with a variety of colleagues to share their experiences and steps for creating a successful forest kindergarten program. Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks you through the European roots of the concept to the recent resurgence of these kinds of programs in North America.Going well beyond a history lesson, these experts provide the ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • Child and Youth Agency in Science Fiction

    Travel, Technology, Time

    by Jessica Clark, Kip Kline, Kwasu David Tembo, Gary Westfahl, Ingrid E. Castro, Muireann B. Crowley, Joseph Giunta, Erin Kenny, Jessica Kenty-Drane0, Megan McDonough1, Joaquin Muñoz2, Stephanie Thompson3 ...
    Series series Children and Youth in Popular Culture
    Child and Youth Agency in Science Fiction: Travel, Technology, Time intersects considerations about children’s and youth’s agency with the popular culture genre of science fiction. As scholars in childhood studies and beyond seek to expand understandings of agency in children’s lives, this collection places science fiction at the heart of this endeavor. Retellings of the past, narratives of the ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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  • We Should All Be Feminists

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...
    Series series A Vintage Short
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah"A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —MediumIn this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Women, Gender and Development Reader

    by Valentine Moghadam, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Sarah White, Diana L. Wolf, Deepa Shankaran, Lourdes Beneria, Aysan Sev'er, Maria Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Barbara Ehrenreich, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Beth Herzfeld, Aili Mari Tripp, Kalpana Wilson, Susie Jolly, Sylvia Chant, Diane Elson, Gita Sen, Betsy Hartmann, Peggy Antrobus, Elizabeth Barajas-Roman, Jennifer Fluri, Anesu Makina, Isabel Casimiro, Joy Kwesiga, Ruth Needleman, Alice Mungwa, Jean Pyle, Sonia Corra, Ayesha M. Imam, Amy Lind, Jennifer L. Fruri, Samanthi Gunawardana, Haejin Kim, Paula Voos, Gulay Toksoz, Lila Abu-Lughod, Annette Desmarais, Shirin M. Rai, Ruth Pearson ...
    The Women, Gender and Development Reader is the definitive volume of literature dedicated to women in the development process. Now in a fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impacts of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession, and climate change. Approached from a ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Soul of a Woman

    by Isabel Allende ...
    **From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes “a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more” (Associated Press).“The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende’s most liberating book yet.”—Elle**“When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating,” begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution

    Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria

    Edited by Cedric de Coning, Ako Muto, Rui Saraiva ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond liberal peace mediation, or other determined-design models of mediation, in the context of contemporary conflict resolution and peace-making initiatives. Adaptive mediation is grounded in complexity theory, and is specifically designed to cope with highly dynamic conflict situations ... Read more

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  • The Beauty Myth

    How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women

    by Naomi Wolf ...
    The bestselling feminist classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity.In today's world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident progress of the women's movement, however, writer and journalist Naomi Wolf is troubled by a different kind of social control, which, she argues, may prove just as ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Anthropology Matters, Third Edition

    by Shirley A. Fedorak ...
    The third edition of this bestselling book introduces readers to anthropology, and the world around it, by connecting important concepts to current global issues. A question-based approach encourages readers to understand specific issues in a broader cross-cultural context while building an appreciation for anthropology’s role in developing global citizenship.This edition has been updated and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • I Am an Emotional Creature

    The Secret Life of Girls Around the World

    by Eve Ensler ...
    In this daring book, internationally acclaimed author and playwright Eve Ensler offers fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe. Fierce, tender, and smart, I Am an Emotional Creature is a celebration of the authentic voice inside every girl and an inspiring call to action for girls everywhere to speak up, follow their dreams, and become the women they were always meant ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD