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Women and the remaking of politics in Southern Africa : negotiating autonomy, incorporation and representation / Gisela Geisler.
Van Pelt Library HQ1236.5.A356 G43 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Geisler, Gisela G., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Political activity--Africa, Southern.
- Women.
- Women's rights--Africa, Southern.
- Women's rights.
- Women--Africa, Southern--Social conditions--20th century.
- Political participation.
- Social policy.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- Women--Political activity.
- Africa, Southern--Politics and government--20th century.
- Africa, Southern.
- Africa, Southern--Social policy.
- Political participation--Africa, Southern.
- Southern Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 241 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Uppsala, Sweden : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2004.
- Summary:
- African women have a long history of political involvement. Yet, the fervour with which they participated in anti-colonial struggles and supported national liberation were not acknowledged after independence leaving them to fight for representation and personal liberation on other fronts. This study looks at women's struggles in Southern Africa where the last ten years have seen the most pervasive success stories on the African continent. Tracing the history of women's involvement in anti-colonial struggles and against apartheid, the book analyses post-colonial outcomes and examines the strategies employed by women's movements to gain a foothold in politics. In this book, the author presents in depth analyses and women's narratives of their experiences in political parties, in the national machinery for the advancement of women and in the autonomous women's movements.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 African Women in/and Politics: Issues and Realities 17
- Chapter 2 Women's Participation in Nationalist Movements and Liberation Struggles: Fighting Men's Wars 39
- Chapter 3 Asserting Women's Liberation within National Liberation: The Case of the South African Women's Movement 64
- Chapter 4 The Women's League Syndrome: A Non-Decision-Making Machinery 88
- Chapter 5 Ambitious but Marginalised: Women's Desks and Ministries 117
- Chapter 6 Women's Organisations and Movements: Sometimes Autonomy but Often No Unity 143
- Chapter 7 Struggling on All Fronts: Women Politicians 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9171065156
- OCLC:
- 56605547
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