México, D.F. Narratio Aspectabilis, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 168p., wrps. "Mujeres de miedo que cuentan" is a compilation of female Latin American writers who tell their stories through the fears which have influenced their lives. Their stories aim to dismantle myths that women are incapable of rebelling against a passive..... More about Mujeres de miedo que cuentan
Buenos Aires: Librería Mujeres Editoras, 2017. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 400p., photos, wrps. "Prostitución y trata : herramientas de lucha abolicionista" gathers essays and academic studies on prostitution in society and how the practice is handled by social policy. Sections include "Política sexual", "Intersección de opresiones en la prostitución", "Tratamiento de..... More about Prostitución y trata : herramientas de lucha abolicionista
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Ser. Perú Problema; 39, 2014. 1st ed. Paperback. 298p., biblio., notes. [Sociology. Based on the words and experiences of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Considers both everyday violence and the resistance to it, the..... More about La mujer en la violencia; pobreza, género y resistencia en el Perú
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2014. 1st ed. 298p., biblio., notes. Ser. Perú Problema; 39. [Sociology. Based on the words and experiences of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Considers both everyday violence and the resistance to it, the reproduction..... More about La mujer en la violencia; pobreza, género y resistencia en el Perú
México, D.F: DEMAC, 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 61p., wrps. "Somos uno" is the story of a woman who experiences a transformation after the birth of her disabled son. The account explores the pain of her experience; the social expectations for mothers, women, wives and female professionals; and the concepts of..... More about Somos uno
México, D.F: Miguel Ángel Porrúa, (Estudios de Género), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 181p., wrps. "Mujeres ante la crisis economica global: Empoderamiento y precariedad" is a study on gender and economics, particularly focusing on how women in Mexico are affected by economic turmoil or growth. Contents include: "Mujeres en la economía..... More about Mujeres ante la crisis economica global: Empoderamiento y precariedad
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 204p., photos, illus., tables, facsimiles, bibl., boards. "Doña Rosita Asencio" is a biography on and an homage to the Purepécha healer Rosita Ascencio, who fought for the use and institutionalization of traditional medicine..... More about Doña Rosita Ascencio; Curandera Purépecha
Barcelona: Icaria Editorial (Mujeres y culturas), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 237p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Cuerpos de escándalo" analyzes how Spanish women at the turn of the century took advantage of their presence in the public space to subvert nineteenth-century stereotypes about femininity. Contents include: "Comerciar con el deseo: espectáculos populares..... More about Cuerpos de escándalo: celebridad femenina en el fin-de-siècle
México, D.F. Artes de México y del Mundo, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PROCESBAC, 2017. Paperback. 263p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Eclipse de siete lunas : mujeres muralistas en México" aims to rectify the historic absence of women muaralists through a presentation and study of art created by..... More about Eclipse de siete lunas : mujeres muralistas en México
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, (Estudios sobre desigualdad ; 11), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 228p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Vidas desiguales. mujeres, relaciones de género y educación en el Perú" gathers essays which investigate the ways in which Peruvian women continue to experience inequalities through different educational trajectories, highlighting their..... More about Vidas desiguales. mujeres, relaciones de género y educación en el Perú
Hermosillo: El Colegio de Sonora, 2006. first reprinting. Paperback. 254p., wrps. This edited volume analyzes various projects conducted under the auspices of the bi-national Transborder Consortium for Research and Action into Gender and Health on the Mexico-United States Border. The goal of this Consortium is to establish a new model... More about Compartiendo historias de fronteras; Cuerpos, géneros, generaciones y salud
Barcelona: Editorial Planeta, (Autores españoles e iberoamericanos), 2018. Later Edition. Hardcover. 620p., boards. "Las hijas del capitán" begins in 1936, when the small restaurant El Capitán is thriving -- until the accidental death of its owner, Emilio Arenas, forces his indomitable twenty-year-old daughters to take the reins of the business..... More about Las hijas del capitán
Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, (In culpa est, no. 5), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 578p., facsimiles, tables, wrps. "Diccionario de mujeres impresoras y libreras: de España e Iberoamérica entre los siglos XV y XVIII" a reference dictionary for women involved with publishing books in Spain and Latin America..... More about Diccionario de mujeres impresoras y libreras: de España e Iberoamérica entre los siglos XV y XVIII
Buenos Aires: Catálogos, 2007. first edition. Paperback. 273p., biblio., biobiblio., notes, tables. [Philosophy. Third volume of studies on the comparative history of Latin American feminist movements has three themes: “Hechos”, on contemporary movements in Peru and Venezuela, and the increase in women-headed households; “Memorias”, on revolutionary women in El Salvador..... More about Perfiles del feminismo iberoamericano; Volumen 3
Mexico City: El colegio de México, Fondo de Cultura Económica (Colección Tierra Firme), 2014. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 240p., photos, index, wrps. "Las conspiradoras" provides an extensive tour of the world of female discourse, featuring famous testimonies from mystical nuns during the 17th century in New Spain, as well as current..... More about Las conspiradoras: La representación de la mujer en México
México, D.F: La Jornada Ediciones, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. 140p., wrps. "Mujeres" is an anthology of female characters who fought for a cause, such as Joan of Arc, Rosa Luxemburgo, Rigoberta Menchú, Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth and Frida Kahlo. Also features the collective achievements of anonymous women who fought during..... More about Mujeres
Santiago de Chile: LOM Ediciones (Colección Cultura y sociedad | Ciencias Sociales y Humanas), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 275p., wrps. "Zomo newen" is a collection of eight stories about the experience of "triple discrimination" -- that is, being a woman, poor, and indigenous. From different generations and varied perspectives, these... More about Zomo newen. Relatos de vida de mujeres mapuche en su lucha por los derechos indígenas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas: UNICACH, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 172p., maps, photos, bibl., wrps. "Hacerse pasar por la que una no es" is a study on modernization, criminality, and women who were seen as "not women" due to violent acts in Bogotá in 1920. Contents include: "La ciudad de la ilusión"..... More about Hacerse pasar por la que una no es. Modernización, criminalidad y no mujeres en la Bogotá de 1920
Caracas: Consejo Federal de Gobierno, Consejo Nacional de Derechos Humanos de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Biblioteca La Revolución de las mujeres; 9), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 48p., bibl., wrps. "Mujeres, economía y derechos patrimoniales" is a short study on women in the economy and their economic rights in Venezuela..... More about Mujeres, economía y derechos patrimoniales
Bogotá: Universidad Santo Tomás, Ediciones USTA, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 192p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Hijas de Bachué" is a study on Muisca women in Bogotá, specifically analyzing their role in positions of power, as well as the conflicts they have faced over gender and sexuality issues. The work also explores..... More about Hijas de Bachué: memoria e indigenidad desde las mujeres muiscas
Lima: Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures -- GRIC, Université Le Havre Normandie, La Plaza Editores, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 283p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Género y conflicto armado en el Perú" examines the role of women who made up the armed groups that fought against the Peruvian state in the..... More about Género y conflicto armado en el Perú; Prólogo de José Luis Rénique. Epílogo de Milena Justo...
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México- Instituto de Investigaciones Antropologías, Programa Universitario de Estudios de Género, 2004. first edition. Paperback. 164p., notes. [Social science - multidisc. Scholars, journalists and public servants present articles on the issue of violence against women - particularly murder - in Ciudad Juárez. On mass..... More about Violencia sexista; Algunas claves para la comprensión del feminicidio en Ciudad Juárez
Santo Domingo: Instituto Technológico de Santo Domingo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. 243p., illus., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Las diosas sometidas. Autoconcepto en mujeres de grupos vulnerables" discusses the results of a study on the perceptions and self-perceptions of sixteen women who live with HIV. Eight of these women work as sexual..... More about Las diosas sometidas. Autoconcepto en mujeres de grupos vulnerables
Buenos Aires: Biblos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 193p., bibl., wrps. "Hebras femenistas" is a study on the role of women in Mapuche indigenous societies in the Pampa-Patagonia region, partcularly examining their rituals, traditions, labor, family organization, and more, from ethnographic and socio-historical perspectives. Contents include: "Género, feminismo y mujeres de..... More about Hebras feministas. En las historia y la memoria de los pueblos originarios Pampeano-Patagónicos
Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 255p., wrps. "Feminicidio y educación" is a study on violence against women as a public problem, examining its roots in unequal power relations between genders and the legislative enforcement and encouragement of this imbalance. The work examines the causes of perceived..... More about Feminicidio y educación: Aproximaciones y construcción del discurso desde la práctica social