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Resisting Manchukuo

Chinese Women Writers and the Japanese Occupation

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Beyond Mothering Earth

Ecological Citizenship and the Politics of Care

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Provides an original and empirically grounded understanding of women’s involvement in quality-of-life activism.

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Bar Codes

Women in the Legal Profession

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This book examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives.

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Sex Workers in the Maritimes Talk Back

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Sex workers in three Maritime cities discuss violence and safety, health, politics, and public perception of the trade, portraying the best and the worst facets of their working lives.

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Good Intentions Gone Awry

Emma Crosby and the Methodist Mission on the Northwest Coast

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Presents the letters of Emma Crosby, wife of the well-known Methodist missionary Thomas Crosby, who came to Fort Simpson, near present-day Prince Rupert, in 1874 to set up a mission among the Tsimshian people.

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Obstructed Labour

Race and Gender in the Re-Emergence of Midwifery

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Discourses of Denial

Mediations of Race, Gender, and Violence

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With examples from the lives of immigrant girls and women of colour, this book uncovers how racism, sexism, and violence interweave deep within the foundations of our society.

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Tales of Two Cities

Women and Municipal Restructuring in London and Toronto

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In this thought-provoking book, Sylvia Bashevkin examines the consequences of divergent restructuring experiences in London and Toronto.

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Every Inch a Woman

Phallic Possession, Femininity, and the Text

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What makes the textual image of a woman with a penis so compelling, malleable, and persistent?

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