Women with Mustaches and Men Without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity (Najmabadi Afsaneh)(Paperback)

Women with Mustaches and Men Without Beards: Gender and Sexual Anxieties of Iranian Modernity (Najmabadi Afsaneh)(Paperback)

Drawing from a rich array of visual and literary material from nineteenth-century Iran, this groundbreaking book rereads and rewrites the history of Iranian modernity through the lens of gender and sexuality. Peeling away notions of a rigid pre-modern Islamic gender system, Afsaneh Najmabadi

Professing Selves: Transsexuality and Same-Sex Desire in Contemporary Iran (Najmabadi Afsaneh)(Paperback)

Since the mid-1980s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has permitted, and partially subsidized, sex reassignment surgery. In Professing Selves, Afsaneh Najmabadi explores the meaning of transsexuality in contemporary Iran. Combining historical and ethnographic research, she describes how, in the

Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War (Farzaneh Mateo Mohammad)(Paperback)

Eighteen months after Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, hundreds of thousands of the country's women participated in the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) in a variety of capacities. Iran was divided into women of conservative religious backgrounds who supported the revolution and accepted some of the

Gender and Community Care: Social Work and Social Care Perspectives (Campling Jo)(Paperback)

Are there differences in the way that men and women care? Are the care needs of women and men perceived as being different? What do we mean by community? Is being cared for always a positive experience? How can social workers and social care workers work positively with individual differences? Much

Men Without Women (Hemingway Ernest)(Paperback / softback)

Men Without Women was a milestone in Hemingway's career. Fiesta had already established him as a novelist of exceptional power, but with these short stories, his second collection, he showed that it is possible, within the space of a few pages, to recreate a scene with absolute truth, bringing to

Energy of Attraction - Powerful Techniques for Men and Women Seeking Social, Romantic & Sexual Abundance (Kent Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Maltz Wendy)(Paperback)

'Men and women who have despaired that their sex lives would never change will find hope and answers in this friendly, encouraging, and essential guide.' --Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal and author of Allies in HealingThis widely esteemed, highly respected resource helps survivors of

The New Sexual Landscape and Contemporary Psychoanalysis (Knafo Danielle)(Paperback)

The sexual landscape has changed dramatically in the past few decades, with the meaning of gender and sexuality now being parsed within the realms of gender fluidity, nonheteronormative sexuality, BDSM, and polyamory. The sea change in sexual attitudes has also made room for the mainstreaming of

Introducing Gender and Women's Studies (Richardson Diane)(Paperback)

At a time where, after decades of progress in gender and sexual rights, people in many parts of the world are facing new forms of resistance and opposition to gender equality, this timely publication confirms the continuing importance and relevance of gender and women's studies. The fifth edition

Women and Gender in Iraq (Ali Zahra)(Paperback)

In this book, Zahra Ali foregrounds a wide range of interviews with a variety of women involved in women's rights activism. Using these life stories, Ali provides a nuanced understanding of the everyday lives of women, the production and reproduction of gender norms and relations, and the

On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Hope and Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Langberg Diane Mandt)(Paperback)

On the Threshold of Hope offers hope and healing to men and women who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. Dr. Langberg's insights and the quotations from many survivors assure readers that they are not alone and that Christ, the Redeemer, can heal their deep wounds. Through stories, Scripture,

The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity (Brown Peter)(Paperback)

First published in 1988, Peter Brown's The Body and Society was a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and lifelong virginity-in

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film - Updated Edition (Clover Carol J.)(Paperback)

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 particular at slasher, occult, and

Equals: Enjoying Gender Equality in All Areas of Life (Baker Jenny)(Paperback)

God intended men and women to live and work together in partnership and in harmony. It may not feel so at times, but we are truly equal! This exhilarating book explores what that means in real terms. In the UK - where only a fifth of MPs are female; where women are paid less than men and one in

Women at Work: Rhetorics of Gender and Labor (Gold David)(Pevná vazba)

Women at Work presents the field of rhetorical studies with fifteen chapters that center on gender, rhetoric, and work in the US in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Feminist scholars explore women's labor evangelism in the textile industry, the rhetorical constructions of leadership within

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us (Bornstein Kate)(Paperback)

'I know I'm not a man . . . and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman, either. . . . . The trouble is, we're living in a world that insists we be one or the other.' With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers readers on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the

The Aspie Girl's Guide to Being Safe with Men: The Unwritten Safety Rules No-One Is Telling You (Brown Debi)(Paperback)

For Aspie girls and women, dating and sexual relationships can be confusing, intimidating and potentially dangerous. Even if actively avoiding romantic relationships or sexual encounters, a lack of understanding about acceptable social interaction between men and women can leave Aspies vulnerable

Women and God: Hard Questions, Beautiful Truth (Nielson Kathleen)(Paperback)

There is much discussion and confusion around the issues of gender equality and gender roles, and the church is not exempt. Some even believe that the Bible contributes to sexism against women and that God is, in some way, sexist.In this warm, conversational and sympathetic book, Kathleen Nielson

What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know about Women, Dating and Relationships (Attwood Anthony)(Paperback)

Positive, practical and realistic, this book offers a wealth of information on women, dating and relationships for men with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Many AS men are totally confused and bewildered by women and relationships and find it hard to know what to do, what to say and how to get it right

Coming Together: Embracing Your Core Desires for Sexual Fulfillment and Long-Term Compatibility (Hirschman Ma Celeste)(Paperback)

Sexual issues are incredibly common - yet very poorly understood. Women complain of low desire. Men lose their erections. Or they prefer to stay at home and masturbate to their favorite porn. Couples quietly suffer in sexless marriages for innumerable years. They only talk in hushed voices about

The Weatherhouse (Shepherd Nan)(Paperback)

The women of the tiny town of Fetter-Rothnie have grown used to a life without men, and none more so than the tangle of mothers and daughters, spinsters and widows living at the Weatherhouse. Returned from war with shellshock, Garry Forbes is drawn into their circle as he struggles to build a new

Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire (Diamond Lisa M.)(Paperback)

Is love 'blind' when it comes to gender? For women, it just might be. This unsettling and original book offers a radical new understanding of the context-dependent nature of female sexuality. Lisa M. Diamond argues that for some women, love and desire are not rigidly heterosexual or homosexual but

The Invisible Flneuse?: Gender, Public Space and Visual Culture in Nineteenth Century Paris (Meskimmon Marsha)(Paperback)

This collection of essays revisits gender and urban modernity in nineteenth-century Paris in the wake of changes to the fabric of the city and social life. In rethinking the figure of the fl�neur, the contributors apply the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination

Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy (Pierce Ronald W.)(Paperback)

Among Christians, discussions continue about the roles of men and women in the home, the church and society at large. Although some of these debates generate more heat than light, the issue directly affects every member of the Christian community. Our view of the Bible's teaching on these matters