Celibate and Childless Men in Power: Ruling Eunuchs and Bishops in the Pre-Modern World
Almut Hofert, Matthew M. Mesley and Serena Tolino
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This book explores a striking common feature of pre-modern ruling systems on a global scale: the...
Making the Mark: Gender, Identity, and Genital Cutting
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Why do female genital cutting practices persist? How does circumcision affect the rights of girls in...
Refusing the Veil
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This topic divides people - and it will divide readers of this book too. Many Muslims worldwide...
The Jewish Women Prisoners of Ravensbruck: Who Were They
Judith Buber Agassi and Sigrid Jacobeit
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Ravensbruck was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women. Between 1939 and 1945, it was the...
Trans/Portraits
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Although transgender people are increasingly represented in academic studies and popular culture,...
A Brief History of Misogyny: the World's Oldest Prejudice
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In this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets out to...
A Dictionary of World History
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This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from...
Blood and Ink: Ignacio Ellacuria, Jon Sobrino, and the Jesuit Martyrs of the University of Central America
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In November 1989, six members of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America in San...
Dogen and Soto Zen
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This volume continues the work of a recent collection published in 2012 by Oxford University Press,...
Dublin Strolls: Exploring Dublin's Architectural Treasures: 2016
Audrey Bracken and Gregory Bracken
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This handy guide to Dublin's architecture is filled with easy-to-follow walks through the city, with...