Barcelona: Edicions Bellaterra, (Serie General universitaria, 230), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 111p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. A study on the representation of women in Spanish literature during the middle of the 20th century. Under Franco's rule, women were condemned to serve only as wives and mothers. The work also reflects..... More about Vivir el tiempo: mujeres e imaginación literaria
México: Nitro/Press, Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo del Estado de Puebla, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 301p., photos, wrps. "Veintitrés y uno. Charlas con 23 escritoras" is a collection of interviews with 23 female Mexican writers, showcasing the diversity of voices in the country and offering new insights into the craft..... More about Veintitrés y uno. Charlas con 23 escritoras
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
Barcelona: Lumen (Narrativa), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 282p., illus., wrps. "Tranquilas: historias para ir solas por la noche" explores how girls are taught to be cautious and afraid of being alone in the street, neighborhoods, bars, the closed doors of a co-worker or boss's office, the car or house of..... More about Tranquilas: historias para ir solas por la noche
Buenos Aires: UNDAV Ediciones, Punto de Encuentro (Col. Criminología Crítica Raúl Zaffaroni, no. 2), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 335p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Hacia una criminología feminista" explores the issue of women who are deprived of their liberties and subjected forms of violence such as femicide, seeking to arouse concern..... More about Hacia una criminología feminista: Violencia, androcentrismo, justicia y derechos humanos
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
Lima: Editorial Planeta Peru, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 158p., wrps. "Una voz que existe. Microcuentos" is a collection of micro stories written by eight female Latin American authors, including: Claudia Salazar, Giovanna Pollarolo, María Luisa del Río, Victoria Guerrero, Carmen Ollé, Fortunata Barrios, Kathy Serrano, and Nataly Villena Vega. Each..... More about Una voz que existe. Microcuentos
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
Barcelona: Tusquets Editores (Colección Andanzas), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 190p., wrps. In "Ahora que te vas", Ruth and Andrea talk about their lives throughout the course of a day, while Andrea faces feelings that she struggled to forget. Ruth also reflects on the different phases of her life and how..... More about Ahora que te vas
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 314p., tables, bibl., wrps. "Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820)" provides statistical analysis on marriage and domistic violence in colonial Lima, Peru. Features chapters on patriarchal strucutres, marriage as a form of social control, and controversies of the era..... More about Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820
Sevilla: Editorial Renacimiento, (Colección Los Cuatro Vientos ; 141), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 239p., bibl., wrps. Collected essays by Spanish exile, politician and feminist Clara Campoamor, who is best known for her advocacy of women's rights. More about La mujer quiere alas y otros ensayos
Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Lenguajes y Estudios Socioculturales, Ediciones Uniandes, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 338p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Al otro lado del cuerpo" is a compilation of studies on biopolitics in Latin America spanning from the 16th century to the 21st. Features..... More about Al otro lado del cuerpo: estudios biopoliticos en America Latina
Huancayo: Universidad Continental, Fondo Editorial, 2019. First edition. 475p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Los derechos de la mujer en el cine" explores the role of women in cinema, shedding light on the state of equality between men and women, the challenges in upholding that principle, and how film has been..... More about Los derechos de la mujer en el cine
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
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
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
Santiago de Chile: Pehuén, (Colección Testimonio), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. iv, 335p., bibl., wrps. This book of memories rescues the lives of four militant women who, since the end of the sixties, actively participated from the MIR in that avalanche of people who mobilized pushing the process of change that..... More about Mujeres en el MIR: des-armando la memoria
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
Spain: Comanegra (Concell de Cent, 159), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. ii, 159p., photos, illus., wrps. Reviews the history of feminist icons, analyzes flagrant cases of machismo in art history and helps us read the images that surround us (advertising, media, design, etc.) with a gender-critical perspective. More about Lila: HISTORIA GRÁFICA DE UNA LUCHA
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
Barcelona: Literatura Random House, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. iii, 84p., photos, wrps. In this eloquent and concentrated text, Bethlehem Gopegui draws on his family history, more specifically the figure of his mother, to highlight the value of so many women's destinations that, precisely because they are women, have been relegated..... More about Ella pisó la Luna: ellas pisaron la Luna
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...