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   "Media and Society" An Introduction. M. O'Shaughnessy & J. Stadler 2004 362 pages Soft cover. Tight binding. Front cover with a bit of creasing.  ********************* Other books I am selling:     

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Die Journal van Dirk Gysbert Van Reenen 1803   Author: Prof Dr W Blommaert | Prof Dr J. A. Wiid and the English translation by Prof. J. L. M. Franken and Ian M. Murray Publisher: Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, South Africa Edition:  First Series No 18 1937 Language: Afrikaans | English   Condition: Very good. Clean copy with tight binding.  Map at rear of book torn. Binding: Hardcover Pages: 299   Additional Information Rare find. Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. Bidders to request detail of courier shipping options and costs International bidders to kindly request details of shipping costs

Author: David J. Wolpe Publisher: HarperOne (2009) ISBN-10: 0061633356 ISBN-13: 9780061633355 Condition: Very Good. The cover has some rubbing and a few scratches with wear to edges and very small creases across the back cover corners.  Binding: Softcover Pages: 220 Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.4 x 1.4 cm +++ by David J. Wolpe +++ In Why Faith Matters, Rabbi David J. Wolpe blends the powerful personal story of his struggles with his own faith with a poignant response to the new atheists that reveals just how important faith in modern society. With a foreword by Rick Warren, New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life, Why Faith Matters  is an articulate and much-needed non-denominational defense of established religion in America.

Author: J.H. Ross Publisher: Natal Branch of the Willife Protection and Conservation Society of South Africa (1972) Condition: Very good, minor wear on the edges of the spine and covers. P.O.S to the title page.  Otherwise contents are bright, clean and tightly bound Binding: Softcover Pages: 64 Dimensions: 21.5 x 14 x 0.4 cm +++ by J.H. Ross +++ The Acacia Species of Natal by J.H. Ross.

Scarce..Valuable info.Book in Very Good Condition 2kgs.. Best sent by Postnet R99.. Paxi..Pep to Pep store R55 or SAPO R80 insured @ 3%. Geological Society of South Africa, Johannesburg/Council for Geoscience, Pretoria Johnson, M.R., Anhauesser, C.R. and Thomas, R.J. (Eds) (2006). GSSA

"A democratic culture can only be successfully established in a developing country, like South Africa, on the precondition that the hearts and minds of the individual members of the nation are won over to the case of a true democracy.The school must be the breeding ground for democracy. The authors are of the opinion that the laudable ideas for South African society depend on the ability of the school and its teachers to nurture democratic values in their pupils.This book covers, in a practical way, a number of key facets of democratic life. It attempts to contribute to the education of teachers and prospective teachers in promoting an understanding of the democratic paradigm in order to encourage a democratic lifestyle in schools and in the community."Price: R370.00Edition: Third, revised editionPublished: 1999Publishers: Wachwa PublishersISBN: 9780620237178Condition: Paperback, covered in clear self adhesive plastic (Dexifix), with minor shelf ware to the edges, and top and bottom of the spine. A few notes made in, and some underlining in the book, but otherwise very clean and tightly bound.

Environmental Engineering in South African Mines  By: J. Burrows et al A first edition hardcover published by Mine ventilation Society in 1989 Cover boards are clean & bright, binding is tight & strong, previous owners name ANGEL is on the back of the front cover, & also on the side & bottom pages Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #    

The Sea Shells of Dar es Salaam Part I & II By: J. F. Spry 2 revised softcover books published by Tanzania Society in 1968 Pictyurte cover boards are lightly agecoloured, staple binding is tight & strong, previous owners signature on back of front flyleaves Packaging and Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation

Description:  Nicholson & Watson, London.1947.  Hardcover, yellow cloth boards, no dustjacket.  Condition:  Spine top and bottom, cotners a bit bumped.  Written on the front pastedown "property of the Cape Town Theatre Society, 1948".  Condition:  Endpapers and page edges slightly browned due to age.  A few minor spots throughout.  

1st Edition, Harcourt, Brace & Co / NEW YORK: The Literary Guild, 1932. Hardcover. Good. Fore edge uncut, top edge dusty, Navy boards with red and white lettering in Art Deco Style. Small bump on top front board, very small bumps along edges of boards, corners lightly bumped. Head of spine bumped, tail of spine has very small tears, Boards are scuffed. Endpapers browning. Interior clean and tight. Great volume about America in the turbulent 1930's. First Edition. 5.75 x 8.75 Inches. A sound, tight copy, with clean, unmarked text and no creased or torn pages, in a blue and red decorative cloth binding;  Fascinating book about America and its many faces, from Hollywood to Chain Stores, Architecture, Radio, sculpture, Graphic Art, Society, Minorities, and much more, 365 printed pages, many reproductions of art and photographs. No dust wrapper.  

  Hard cover 1992 73 Pages Please note the small  dent on left hand side Good  condition  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Catcher in the Rye is J. D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind, The Catcher in the Rye explores the world with disarming frankness and a warm, affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature. J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 and died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City, and wrote short stories from an early age, but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish'. The Catcher in the Rye was his first and only novel, published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated, taught and reprinted texts, and has sold some 65 million copies. His other works include the novellas Franny and Zooey, For Esme with Love and Squalor, and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, published with Seymour - An Introduction. Features Summary Holden Caulfield is a dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society... Author J. D Salinger Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20100304 Pages 192 ISBN 0-241-95043-0 ISBN 13 978-0-241-95043-2

Wanderings by the Lochs and Streams of Assynt and the Highlands of Scotland by J Hicks Esq A first edition hardcover published by James Blackwood, Paternoster Row London in MDCCCLV Leather bound with gold embossed writing to the spine, marbled overlay on front & back cover has wear, A bookplate from The Total Abstinance Society of Grahamstown is on the back of the front cover & handwritten Society mark on the second flyleaf in flowing handwriting. All picture plates are present, binding is tight & strong, 272 pages including index A nice copy of a scarce book Postage within South Africa will be R30-00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world's most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history." Features Summary This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century... Author Michael J. Seth Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Release date 20091015 Pages 304 ISBN 0-7425-6712-5 ISBN 13 978-0-7425-6712-2

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About the product South African Archaeological Society Bulletin Supplement to Vol. XVII, No. 65, March 1962. 4to; original tan cloth; pp. 37-84; frontispiece portrait. Cloth a little scratched; browning to endpapers. Very good condition. Contents: Biographical Sketch (B.D. Malan), Pleistocene Geology (H.B.S. Cooke), The Earlier Stone Age and the Transvaal (R.J. Mason), The Later Stone Age (J. Rudner), Prehistoric Art (A.R. Willcox), Post-Stone Age Studies (Roger Summers), Beyond South Africa (J. Desmond Clark), A Prehistorian's Approach to Prehistory (L.H. Wells) and Bibliography of C. van Riet Lowe. The Contribution of C. Van Riet Lowe to Prehistory in Southern Africa (Books)

Excerpt from The Life of Father Isaac Jogues: Missionary Priest of the Society of Jesus, Slain by the Mohawk Iroquois, in the Present State of New York, Oct; 18, 1646 This precious manuscript, now at the University Laval, Quebec, was printed a few years since in that city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. by Felix Martin S. J. (Author) Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Hardcover: 270 pages Publisher: Forgotten Books (January 30, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 026727274X ISBN-13: 978-0267272747 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius is an account of his life. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, SJ (October 23, 1491 July 31, 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He died in July 1556, was beatified by Pope Paul V in 1609, canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, and declared patron of all spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922. Ignatius' feast day is celebrated on July 31. Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers, the Society of Jesus, the Basque Country, and the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay. This volume also contains St. Ignatius work for education and his educational plan. by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Author), J. F. X. O'Conor (Editor) Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 23, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1985776065 ISBN-13: 978-1985776067 Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

ISBN - HTFX68491 Title - Argief-Jaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis 1994 / Archives Year Book for South African History: Die Children's Friend Society in England en die Kaap die Goeie Hoop 1830-1841; The Growth of Cape Town Commerce and the role of John Fairbain's Advertiser 1835-1859 Author -Brown, M. M.; Meltzer. J. L. Publisher - Government Printer Dimensions - 268x215 Pages - 250 Format - Hardcover Extra Info - Condition - Condition: Very Good. Owner inscription. Green cloth boards are lightly shelf worn. Text in Afrikaans and English. Contents: Die Children's Friend Society in England en die Kaap die Goeie Hoop 1830-1841; The Growth of Cape Town Commerce and the role of John Fairbain's Advertiser 1835-1859

Hardcover with d/j. Book in good condition. First published 1958 with 235 pages and illustrated with b/w photographs and maps. The d/j is stained and in less good condition. The author among other issues deals with the question whether in Africa it is a clash of colour or a cultural battle for Western civilization. The author, a Rhodesian newspaperman, discusses how to achieve a democratic order in a multi-racial society. With the luxury of hindsight today, this makes interesting reading.  Postage in RSA = R50.00.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY, 8E, International Edition. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. You can use the book's global approach and its emphasis on analytical comparisons between cultures to link events together in a broad comparative and global framework that places the contemporary world in a more meaningful historical context. Features Summary Offers a regional approach to world history, with an emphasis on the development of the West and analytical comparisons between and among cultures throughout history... Author William J. Duiker (Author), Jackson J Spielvogel (Author) Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Release date 20121231 Pages 896 ISBN 1-133-93622-9 ISBN 13 978-1-133-93622-0

"The Catcher in the Rye" is J. D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind, "The Catcher in the Rye" explores the world with disarming frankness and a warm, affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature. J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 and died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City, and wrote short stories from an early age, but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". "The Catcher in the Rye" was his first and only novel, published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated, taught and reprinted texts, and has sold some 65 million copies. His other works include the novellas "Franny and Zooey", "For Esme with Love and Squalor", and "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, published with Seymour - An Introduction". Format:Paperback Pages:0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Learn how the seclusion of women can be used as a feminist defense against exploitation--and as an empowering force Internationally acclaimed author Ann Chamberlin's book, A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East: The Veil in the Looking Glass is a critical interdisciplinary examination of the practice of seclusion of women throughout the Middle East from its beginnings. This challenging exploration discusses the reasons that seclusion may not be as oppressive as is presently generally accepted, and, in fact, may be an empowering force for women in both the West and East. Readers are taken on a controversial, belief-bending journey deep into the surprising origins and diverse aspects of female seclusion to find solid evidence of its surprising use as a defense against monolithic cultural exploitation. The author uses her extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern culture, language, and even archeology to provide a convincing assertion challenging the Western view that seclusion was and is a result of women's oppression. A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East goes beyond standard feminist rhetoric to put forth shocking notions on the real reasons behind women's seclusion and how it has been used to counteract cultural exploitation. The book reviews written evidence, domestic and sacred architecture, evolution, biology, the clan, the environment for seclusion, trade, capital and land, slavery, honor, and various other aspects in a powerful feminist argument that seclusion is actually a valuable empowering force of protection from the influence of today's society. The text includes thirty black and white figures with useful descriptions to illustrate and enhance reader understanding of concepts. A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East discusses at length: * prehistoric evidence of seclusion * the sense of honor in the Middle East * a balanced look at the Islamic religion * the true nature of the harem * the reasons for the oppression by the Taliban * the positive aspects of 'veiling' * seclusion as a defense against capitalist exploitation * and other challenging perspectives! A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East is thought-provoking, insightful reading for all interested in women's history, feminism, and the history and culture of the Middle East. Features Summary Examines the practice of seclusion of women throughout the Middle East from its beginnings. This work discusses the reasons that seclusion may not be as oppressive as is generally accepted... Author J.Dianne Garner (Author), Ann Chamberlin (Author), Linn Prentis (Author) Publisher Haworth Press Inc Release date 20061017 Pages 314 ISBN 0-7890-2983-9 ISBN 13 978-0-7890-2983-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. While the country underwent two decades of unrelenting decline from 1975 to 1994, the economy has rebounded dramatically. How did this nation become an emerging power? Brazil in Transition looks at the factors behind why this particular country has successfully progressed up the economic development ladder. The authors examine the roles of beliefs, leadership, and institutions in the elusive, critical transition to sustainable development. Analyzing the last fifty years of Brazil's history, the authors explain how the nation's beliefs, centered on social inclusion yet bound by orthodox economic policies, led to institutions that altered economic, political, and social outcomes. Brazil's growth and inflation became less variable, the rule of law strengthened, politics became more open and competitive, and poverty and inequality declined. While these changes have led to a remarkable economic transformation, there have also been economic distortions and inefficiencies that the authors argue are part of the development process. Brazil in Transition demonstrates how a dynamic nation seized windows of opportunity to become a more equal, prosperous, and rules-based society. Features Summary Brazil is the world's sixth-largest economy, and for the first three-quarters of the twentieth century was one of the fastest-growing countries in the world... Author Lee J. Alston (Author), Marcus Andre Melo (Author), Bernardo Mueller (Author), Carlos Pereira (Author) Publisher Princeton University Press Release date 20160615 Pages 280 ISBN 0-691-16291-3 ISBN 13 978-0-691-16291-1

A breakthrough volume in the study of the material culture of the slave trade. Hardcover with dust jacket new with 509 pages. R55 postage in SA. This is the first book devoted to the archaeology of African life on both sides of the Atlantic and highlights the importance of historical archaeology in completing the historical records of the Atlantic world's Africans. Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora presents a diverse, richly textured picture of Africans' experiences during the era of the Atlantic slave trade and offers the most comprehensive explanation of how African lives became entangled with the creation of the modern world. Through interdisciplinary approaches to material culture, the dynamics of a comparative transatlantic archaeology is developed. Table of Contents and Contributors: 1. Pathways in the Archaeology of Transatlantic Africa, by Akinwumi Ogundiran and Toyin Falola Part 2. Atlantic Africa 2. Entangled Lives: The Archaeology of Daily Life in the Gold Coast Hinterlands, AD 1400-1900, by Ann Brower Stahl 3. Living in the Shadow of the Atlantic World: History and Material Life in a Yoruba-Edo Hinterland, ca. 1600-1750, by Akinwumi Ogundiran 4. Dahomey and the Atlantic Slave Trade: Archaeology and Political Order on the Bight of Benin, by J. Cameron Monroe 5. Enslavement in the Middle Senegal Valley: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives, by Alioune Déme and Ndeye Sokhna Guèye 6. The Landscape and Society of Northern Yorubaland during the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, by Aribidesi Usman 7. The Collapse of Coastal City-States of East Africa, by Chapurukha M. Kusimba 8. Ghana's "Slave Castles," Tourism, and the Social Memory of the Atlantic Slave Trade, by Brempong Osei-Tutu Part 3. African Diaspora 9. BaKongo Identity and Symbolic Representation in the Americas, by Christopher C. Fennell 10. "In This Here Place": Interpreting Enslaved Homeplaces, by Whitney L. Battle-Baptiste 11. Bringing the Out Kitchen In? The Experiential Landscapes of Black and White New England, by Alexandra A. Chan 12. African Metallurgy in the Atlantic World, by Candice L. Goucher 13. Between Urban and Rural: Organization and Distribution of Local Pottery in Eighteenth-Century Jamaica, by Mark W. Hauser 14. Allies, Adversaries, and Kin in the African Seminole Communities of Florida: Archaeology at Pilaklikaha, by Terrance Weik 15. Scars of Brutality: Archaeology of the Maroons in the Caribbean, by E. Kofi Agorsah 16. The Archaeological Study of the African Diaspora in Brazil, by Pedro P. Funari 17. The Vanishing People: Archaeology of the African Population in Buenos Aires, by Daniel Schávelzon 18. Maritime Archaeology and the African Diaspora, by Fred L. McGhee 19. Archaeology of the African Meeting House on Nantucket, by Mary C. Beaudry and Ellen P. Berkland 20. Practicing African American Archaeology in the Atlantic World, by Anna S. Agbe-Davies  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Blood brothers... After his brother, Damon Salvatore, betrays him in New Orleans, Stefan starts over in Manhattan. Vowing never to harm another human, he roams the streets, trying to disappear into the city's chaos. But just when he thinks he's left his past behind, Stefan discovers that he can never escape his brother.Damon has grand plans for the vampire Salvatore brothers--whether Stefan likes it or not. Together, they take New York by storm. When their exploits end up on the society pages, an old enemy resurfaces--one hell-bent on revenge. Based on the popular CW TV show inspired by the bestselling novels, Stefan's Diaries reveals the truth about what really happened between Stefan, Damon, and Katherine--and how the Vampire Diaries love triangle began. Features Summary In the heart-racing, captivating conclusion of Stefan's Diaries, fans of the hit CW television show "The Vampire Diaries" finally find out how the once inseparable Salvatore brothers became mortal enemies 256 pp.. Author L. J Smith Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20110501 Pages 234 ISBN 0-06-200395-X ISBN 13 978-0-06-200395-9

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing. Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. Name of previous owner on flyleaf. Flight Without End tells the story of a young ex-officer of the Austro-Hungarian army in the 1914-18 War, who makes his way back from captivity in Siberia and service with the Bolshevik army, only to find that the old order that shaped him has crumbled and there is no place for him in the new 'European' culture that has taken its place. Everywhere - in his dealings with family, with society, with women - he finds himself an outsider, both attracted and repelled by the values of the old world, yet unable to accept the new ideologies. About the author   (2002) Joseph Roth (1894-1939) has been admired by J. M. Coetzee, Cathleen Schine, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joseph Brodsky, and Nadine Gordimer, among others. His noted works include The Radetzky March, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, The Leviathan (his final work, published posthumously after Roth s untimely death at the age of 44) and the anthology The Collected Stories of Joseph Roth. Bibliographic information:    Title Flight Without End Author Joseph Roth Publisher Everyman, 1984 ISBN 0460013599 Length 144 pages Subjects Fiction   Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Children and youth have tended to be under-reported in the historical scholarship. This collection of essays recasts the historical narrative by populating premodern Scottish communities from the thirteenth to the late eighteenth centuries with their lively experiences and voices. By examining medieval and early modern Scottish communities through the lens of age, the collection counters traditional assumptions that young people are peripheral to our understanding of the political, economic, and social contexts of the premodern era. The topics addressed fall into three main sections: the experience of being a child/adolescent; representations of the young; and the construction of the next generation. The individual essays examine the experience of the young at all levels of society, including princes and princesses, aristocratic and gentry youth, urban young people, rural children, and those who came to Scotland as slaves; they draw on evidence from art, personal correspondence, material culture, song, legal and government records, work and marriage contracts, and literature. Janay Nugent is an Associate Professor of History and a founding member of the Institute for Child and Youth Studies at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Elizabeth Ewan is University Research Chair and Professor of History and Scottish Studies at the Centre for Scottish Studies, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Contributors: Katie Barclay, Stuart Campbell, Mairi Cowan, Sarah Dunnigan, Elizabeth Ewan, Anne Frater, Dolly MacKinnon, Cynthia J. Neville, Janay Nugent, Heather Parker, Jamie Reid Baxter, Cathryn R. Spence, Laura E. Walkling, Nel Whiting. Features Summary Essays exploring childhood and youth in Scotland before the nineteenth century. Author Janay Nugent (Author), Elizabeth L Ewan (Author) Publisher The Boydell Press Release date 20151015 Pages 251 ISBN 1-78327-043-8 ISBN 13 978-1-78327-043-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Learn how the seclusion of women can be used as a feminist defense against exploitation and as an empowering force Internationally acclaimed author Ann Chamberlin's book, A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East: The Veil in the Looking Glass is a critical interdisciplinary examination of the practice of seclusion of women throughout the Middle East from its beginnings. This challenging exploration discusses the reasons that seclusion may not be as oppressive as is presently generally accepted, and, in fact, may be an empowering force for women in both the West and East. Readers are taken on a controversial, belief-bending journey deep into the surprising origins and diverse aspects of female seclusion to find solid evidence of its surprising use as a defense against monolithic cultural exploitation. The author uses her extensive knowledge of Middle Eastern culture, language, and even archeology to provide a convincing assertion challenging the Western view that seclusion was and is a result of women's oppression. A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East goes beyond standard feminist rhetoric to put forth shocking notions on the real reasons behind women's seclusion and how it has been used to counteract cultural exploitation. The book reviews written evidence, domestic and sacred architecture, evolution, biology, the clan, the environment for seclusion, trade, capital and land, slavery, honor, and various other aspects in a powerful feminist argument that seclusion is actually a valuable empowering force of protection from the influence of today's society. The text includes thirty black and white figures with useful descriptions to illustrate and enhance reader understanding of concepts. A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East discusses at length: prehistoric evidence of seclusion the sense of honor in the Middle East a balanced look at the Islamic religion the true nature of the harem the reasons for the oppression by the Taliban the positive aspects of 'veiling' seclusion as a defense against capitalist exploitation and other challenging perspectives! A History of Women's Seclusion in the Middle East is thought-provoking, insightful reading for all interested in women's history, feminism, and the history and culture of the Middle East. Features Summary Examines the practice of seclusion of women throughout the Middle East from its beginnings. This work discusses the reasons that seclusion may not be as oppressive as is generally accepted... Author J.Dianne Garner (Author), Ann Chamberlin (Author), Linn Prentis (Author) Publisher Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group Release date 20061017 Pages 316 ISBN 0-7890-2983-9 ISBN 13 978-0-7890-2983-6