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Carol K. Oyster & Jane E. Sloan
Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World [PDF ebook]

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This e-only volume expands and updates the original 4-volume Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World (2011), offering a wide range of new entries and new multimedia content. The entries reflect such developments as the Arab Spring that brought women’s issues in the Islamic world into sharp relief, the domination of female athletes among medal winners at the London 2012 Olympics, nine more women joining the ranks of democratically elected heads of state, and much more. The 475 articles in this e-only update (accompanied by photos and video clips) supplement the themes established in the original edition, providing a vibrant collection of entries dealing with contemporary women’s issues around the world.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 1160 ● ISBN 9781452270685 ● Editor Carol K. Oyster & Jane E. Sloan ● Publisher SAGE Publications US ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5353009 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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