Women's Studies from Alla

NEW ~ Women folklorists from various countries -- Spain, Mexico, U.S., Venezuela -- and eras, especially nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Fascinating biographies about these little known, but highly influential figures. From Spanish precursor Cecilia Bohl de Faber, aka "Fernan Caballero," and the Scottish Marquesa Calderon de la Barca to twentieth-century scholars. Serie: Estudios de Folklore, 3. 219pp. Illustrations. Bibliographies. En… Read more about this item

New ~ Anthropologist Barbara Tedlock's study of women as shaman healers and medical practitioners based in part on her own personal training with an Ojibwe herbalist and K'iche' (Quiche) shaman in Guatemala. Broad-reaching reflection on women in religion and medicine. Translation to Portuguese by Marisa Motta. 352pp. Illustrations. Glossary. Brand new copy. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships in… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A collection of thirty historical essays by experts about women, family and society in Latin America since the eighteenth century, covering topics such as representation, education, children, abuse, ideals, morals, and so on. 783pp. Illustrations. Bibliographies. En espanol / Spanish. Light shelf wear to cover. Unread. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Heavy volume may incur additional… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Fifteen interdisciplinary essay about African-Americans / Afroamericanos / negros and Indigenous Americans and Mexicans by a group of international scholars arranged in five thematic sections: Cultura Politica, Derechos Civiles, Educacion Publica, Temas de Salud, & Estudios Sobre Mujeres. 349pp. Charts. Bibliography. Edition of only 500 / 500 ejemplares. En espanol. Light shelf wear - shop inventory. In stock.… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Historical study based on Inquisition records of women and sexuality, especially lesbianism, in colonial Brazil, addressing broader concepts of the body and women's sexuality in the modern era. 111pp. Charts. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. Edition of 400 / 400 exemplares. Brand new copy - light erasure on front end paper. Hard to find! In stock. Usually ships… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Brief historical overview of women in the social imagination in colonial Brazil, including their roles as wife & mother, and concepts such as honor, religiosity, and sexuality. Written by an accomplished scholar of Brazilian history for the general reader. 95pp. Illustrations. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. Alla stamp on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in… Read more about this item

NEW ~ A comparative study of health, illness, mortality, and violence against black women in Brazil and France that reflects upon racism, inequality, loss of autonomy, and dehumanization. 246pp. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. Bottom corners of Introduction pages folded, perhaps in packing. Price penciled inside front cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ In original plastic wrap. 348 pp. Illustrations. "Mujeres en el cambio social en el siglo XX mexicano examina, desde las perspectivas biografica, cultural y de genero, las trayectorias politicas y de vida de cinco mujeres militantes y feministas y su intervencion en la esfera publica." En espanol / Spanish.

NEW ~ An anthology of erotic short stories by Guatemalan women writers. 217 pp. "En Guatemala existe un vacio grande en la narracion erotica escrita por mujeres. Este libro, largamente gestado, quiere contribuir a llenar este vacio con una recopilacion de relatos eroticos escritos tanto por autoras consagradas como por autoras que irrumpen por primera vez en la literatura." In… Read more about this item

NEW ~ Three parts: La mujer madre, Mujer y politica, La mujer autora. "Analizar las identidades de la mujer implica analizar tanto lo que ella dice de si misma como lo que el otro (el hombre) dice de ella. En este libro se han retormado los textos escritos por mujeres y los escritos por hombres acerca de la mujer en… Read more about this item

NEW ~ xlii - 303 pp. "Esta investigacion abarca un periodo de sesenta y cinco anos de escrituras del yo femenino en Centroamerica, en la cual se analizaron los textos de las escritoras mas representativas de la region. Inscritas en distintas modalidades de escritura y posicionadas en el proceso historico de compromiso y lucha politica, logran configurar la subjetividad en… Read more about this item

NEW ~ "...un ensayo que explora el lenguaje y las imagenes de tres narradoras nuevoleonesas contemporaneas: Irma Sabina Sepulveda, Cris Villarreal Nacarro y Patricia Laurent Kullick. 104 pp. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. Monica Diaz Avilez (Monterrey, 1974) "estudio letras espanolas en el Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superioes de Monterrey (ITSEM) y obtuco maestria en estudios latinoamericanos en… Read more about this item

Used ~ Pages clean, like new. Back cover bent. IBEROAMERICANA ISBN: 8488906196. 195 pp. "En conversaciones espontaneas pero intensas, diez authoras latinoamericanas reflexionan sobre las caracteristicas de su proceso creador lejos de la patria...." Violeta Barrientos Silva, Carmen Boullosa, Luisa Futoransky, Lucia Guerra, Alicia Kozameb, Maria Rosa Lojo, Tununa Mercado, Carmen Olle, Reina Roffe, Ana Vazquez. En espanol / Spanish.

NEW ~ Prologo: Israel Beltran Zamarron. Textos y fotografias a color. Texts and color photographs. Bibliography / bibliografia. 201 pp. Edition of 1000 / 1000 ejemplares. Photographs and texts documenting the lives of Menonite women in Chihuahua, Mexico.

NEW ~ Libro Ganador Premio CANIEM al Arte Editorial 2019. Color photographs / Fotografias en color. Prologo: Rodolfo R. Suarez. Epilogo: Sandra Lorenzano, Hermanas: Otro Modo de Ser. Indice fotografico--fotografos y paginas. Heavy paper cover with flaps. 157 pp.

NEW ~ Edicion y prologo de Marta Sanz. 198 pp. "Este libro es el resultado de la generosidad de diez mujeres que, con sus articulos, relatos, testimonios autobiograficos, dibujos, confesiones y reflexiones se han desnudado incluso mas que de costumbre." Recent feminist writings from Spain.

NEW ~ Monograph in Spanish on the Zapotec women of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, on the southern coast of Mexico, exploring their social and economic conditions and challenging the reductive characterization of them as strong and domineering. Fine. 354 pp. SPANISH / ESPANOL 1000 ejemplares / 1000 printed. 1 lb. In stock. Usually ships in three days.