ISBN: 9780393035513 - still missing: amelia earhart and the search for modern feminism (16 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Good. Amelia Earhart was first reported missing on 2 July 1937. Despite the ongoing fascination with her disappearance, Susan Ware argues that key aspects of Amelia Earhart's life are still missing. This biography analyzes Earhart as part of the history of women and feminism. A heroine of her era, Earhart is a figure of inspiration for women today. While loving adventure, Earhart saw aviation as liberating for women. Ware also portrays Earhart as a central figure in the development of popular culture in the 20th century. With her husband, George Putnam, she learned how to use the media to promote herself in order to keep on flying. Consciously acting as a role model, she used her popularity to broaden horizons for women.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc Pub Date: 11/1/1993 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 304 First edition.

Hardback. Etat : Good. Amelia Earhart was first reported missing on 2 July 1937. Despite the ongoing fascination with her disappearance, Susan Ware argues that key aspects of Amelia Earhart's life are still missing. This biography analyzes Earhart as part of the history of women and feminism. A heroine of her era, Earhart is a figure of inspiration for women today. While loving adventure, Earhart saw aviation as liberating for women. Ware also portrays Earhart as a central figure in the development of popular culture in the 20th century. With her husband, George Putnam, she learned how to use the media to promote herself in order to keep on flying. Consciously acting as a role model, she used her popularity to broaden horizons for women.…

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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket has water stains along top and bottom edge. Light foxing on top, bottom, and fore edge of book. Small scratch on fore edge.

Hardcover. Etat : New. New Hardcover! Unmarked pages, may have very slight warehouse wear, no remainder marks, sealed in plastic, exact artwork as listed.

1/4 Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with loose spine in Near Fine dust-jacket with light edgewear; After Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, she was presumed dead and her place in history taken by her female pilot peers. In Still Missing, Ware tells the story of Earhart's life and the women who followed in her footsteps, challenging the prevailing idea that Earhart was the last great feminist of her era. Earhart's legacy is more than just a lost woman; it's a testament to the power of determination and the potential of women to do anything they set their minds to.; 8vo; FSA.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition (stated). FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A biography of the missing woman pilot Amelia Earhart, placing her and and her experience within the 1920s and 1930s social context of her period, her impact upon feminism and women's attitudes, herself as a role model as that of an independent woman with her own career and accomplishments, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, notes, indexed, 304pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

hardcover. Etat : Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. 304 pages. ex library half title glued down'Still Missing' is a fascinating biography of one of the most intriguing women o f modern history. In it, Susan Ware recovers the parts of Earhart's life that ha ve been obscured by the emphasis on her disappearance. Setting her in her place and times, Ware speaks of the woman who set aviation records, who endlessly prom oted the ability of women to enter any and all professions, who served as a dyna mic role model because of her charm and spirit. Ware's portrait of Earhart is of a woman we all need to rediscover.…