Bücher der Reihe Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series

An examination of race, class, and gender issues surrounding kinship and family formation in America, seen through the lens of adoption.

Examining the intellectual output of female American Muslim writers and scholars since 1990, Hammer demonstrates that the themes at the heart of women's writings are central to the debates of modern Islam worldwide

Viewing popular women's daytime TV programs of the 1950s from a feminist perspective.

A biography of the noted author, tracing her evolution from shy debutante to the social chronicler of her age.

Writing Brazilian women back into history, this book presents the first comprehensive study in English of how women experienced and understood their lives within the society created by the Portuguese imperial government and the colonial era Roman Catholic

This study of the Guatemalan legal system during the regimes of two of Latin America's most repressive dictators reveals the surprising extent to which Maya women used the courts to air their grievances and defend their human rights.

Using the U.S. wall at the border with Mexico as a focal point, two experts examine the global surge of economic and environmental refugees, presenting a new vision of the relationships between citizen and migrant in an era of "Juan Crow," which systemati

Enriched with ethnographic stories of Ecuadorian women who struggle with the autoimmune disorder, lupus erythematosus, this book is one of the first to explore the meanings and experiences of medically managed chronic illness in the developing world.

In this engagingly written memoir, creator-producer Aida Barrera describes how the mythical world of Carrascolendas grew out of her real-life experiences as a Mexican American child growing up in the Valley of South Texas.

An innovative portrait of a small Colorado town based on a decade's worth of food-centered life histories from nineteen of its female residents.

A powerful account of how racial identity issues affect Chicana/o students' school success.

Drawing on the trial transcripts of Cajamarca, a northern Peruvian province, from more than a century ago, this book shares eye-opening details about life among this community, in which reputation could determine a woman's chances of survival.

Mixing It Up brings together the observations of ten noted voices who have experienced multiracialism first-hand.

The story of a new community charter school, told by one of its founders.

How Mayan women endure, escape, and avoid abuse.

This much-needed volume provides a comprehensive empirical study of the school experiences of Mexican Americans and those who help them succeed.

A sweeping examination of Afghanistan's most vulnerable individuals and the myriad of problems that confront them, Children of Afghanistan not only explores the host of crises that has led the United Nations to call the country "the worst place on earth t

A beautifully written, moving memoir about how the diagnosis of a terminal illness led to a perilous journey of self-awareness that not only restored the author's health but also taught her the healing power of love and of our connection to the natural wo

This first in-depth study of a cosmetics direct selling organization in Latin America considers how women's experiences in the informal employment sector can illuminate our understandings of work and gender in Ecuador and other developing countries.

A multimedia documentation of a collaboration of artists, activists, and academics, all working on issues relevant to women of color.

In this timely ethnographic study, nine Mexican and U.S. anthropologists examine the achievements of and challenges facing women participating in the Zapatista movement.

In this collection of interviews conducted by PJ Pierce, twenty-five Texas women ranging in age from 53 to 93 share the wisdom they've acquired through living unconventional lives.

A comprehensive overview of women's playwriting in English and a celebration of the most respected award given to women playwrights.

Why people wear clothes, why people make art, and why those things matter in a war-torn land.