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Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa : contesting authority / Shireen Hassim.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hassim, Shireen.
Series:
Women in Africa and the diaspora
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--Political activity--South Africa.
Women.
Women--Political activity.
Feminism.
Women and democracy.
South Africa.
Women and democracy--South Africa.
Feminism--South Africa.
Women--South Africa--Societies and clubs.
South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
Politics and government.
Physical Description:
xiv, 355 pages ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2006]
Contents:
Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement
Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism
The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90
The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation
The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated
From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement
Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy
One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy
Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-339) and index.
ISBN:
0299213803
0299213846
OCLC:
60188020
Publisher Number:
9780299213800
9780299213848

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