Why women protest : women's movements in Chile / Lisa Baldez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldez, Lisa.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--Chile--History--20th century.

Women.

Women--Political activity.

Gender identity--Political aspects.

Gender identity.

Protest movements.

Chile.

History.

Protest movements--Chile--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Contents:

1 Why Women Protest: Tipping, Timing, and Framing 1

2 Mothers of the Cold War, Daughters of the Revolution: a Historical Overview of Women and Chilean Politics 21

Part 1 Women Against Allende

3 The Revolution Hits Home: Women Organize Against Allende 49

4 Catapulting men to Action: the March of the Empty Pots 76

5 "Feminine Power" and the end of the Socialist Revolution 98

Part 2 Women Against Pinochet

6 Gendered Networks and the Rebirth of Civil Society 125

7 Women Defend Life: Mass Protests and the Women's Movement 146

8 Democracy in the Country and in the Home: Women for and Against Democratic Transition 168

9 Why Women Protest: Comparative Evidence 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-225) and index.

ISBN:

0521010063

OCLC:

48383470

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