Subversive women : historical experiences of gender and resistance / edited by Saskia Wieringa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wieringa, Saskia, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--History.

Feminism.

History.

Women--History.

Women.

Physical Description:

viii, 271 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Atlantic Highlands NJ : Zed Books, [1995]

Summary:

This important anthology of feminist writing brilliantly demonstrates the complexity and diversity of women's movements and organisations worldwide. The book opens with an analysis of women's history as subversion and the methodological aspects of feminist research projects. Individual contributors look at the experience of their own countries and explore 'feminism' as it is defined in the North and the South. Throughout, the book gives a distinct historical perspective on women's organising. It shows how women have always subverted the codes determining the spaces in which they move, extending the boundaries of their social space, and empowering themselves as well as confronting existing power structures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1856493172

1856493180

OCLC:

33209067