{"product_id":"running-for-their-lives-girls-cultural-identity-and-stories-of-survival-9780847698516","title":"Running for Their Lives Girls Cultural Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGirl power has become a rallying cry for a new generation of girls as they navigate the journey from girlhood to womanhood. This title presents stories from Thailand to Pakistan, giving girls a place to speak,and express the pain encountered on their journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunning and unforgettable. A darkly glittering array of voices. -- Rickie Solinger, author of \u003ci\u003eWake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race before Roe v. Wade\u003ci\u003e Wade\u003ci\u003e Wade\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunning for their Lives makes a significant contribution to girls' studies by moving well beyond the field's traditional context of white, middle-class Western female youth and exploring the experiences of girls who are multiply disenfranchised not just by sex and age but also by race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. * Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Chapter\tAcknowledgments\t Chapter 2 Chapter\tIntroduction: Girl Problems\tSherrie A. Inness Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction: Girl Problems Part 5 I: Dancing the Bashenga: Girls Confront Racism\t Chapter 6 1 \tComing to America: Not the Movie by Eddie Murphy Chapter 7 2  From Foutou to French Fries: Life on the Edge of African and American Cultures Chapter 8 3 \t“Mommy I just want to fit in!”: An African Girl’s Story Chapter 9 4  Childhood Misconceptions: Reflections of a Biracial American (Colored) Girl Chapter 10 5  Mah-Rukh Ali: Profile of a Norwegian Chapter 11 6 \tFighting Shame: A Somali Single Teen Mother in Canada Part 12 II: Don’t Look Down: Girls Living on the Edge\t Chapter 13 7 \tA Tightrope Made of Sari Silk: The Delicate, Perilous World of Girlhood in India Chapter 14 8  Afia’s Story: A Guide to Survival Chapter 15 9  A Tryst Missed: Girlhood in Pakistan Chapter 16 10  Horizontal Rain: Road from Sarajevo Chapter 17 11  Charley Lauren’s Story: Growing-up in the Shadow of Mental Illness Chapter 18 About the Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528198103383,"sku":"9780847698516","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847698516.jpg?v=1731870762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/running-for-their-lives-girls-cultural-identity-and-stories-of-survival-9780847698516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}