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Everyday women's and gender studies : introductory concepts

Everyday Women’s and Gender Studies is a text-reader that offers instructors a new way to approach an introductory course on women’s and gender studies. This book highlights major concepts that organize the diverse work in this field: Knowledges, Identities, Equalities, Bodies, Places, and Represent...

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Main Author: Braithwaite, Ann
Other Authors: Orr, Catherine M
Format: Printed Book
Published: London Routledge 2017
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