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Political worlds of women : activism, advocacy, and governance in the twenty-first century / Mary Hawkesworth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawkesworth, M. E., 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women political activists--History--21st century.
- Women political activists.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Women's rights.
- Feminism.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- A thorough introduction to women's political struggles in the local, national, regional, transnational, and international contexts, and an essential resource for students and scholars of women's studies and gender politics
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- List of images
- Political worlds of women : introduction
- Political leadership, gendered institutions, and the politics of exclusion
- From demography to development : women's worlds and the politics of knowledge
- Producing raced-gendered citizens
- Liberty, equality, and citizenship : classical liberal presumptions
- From the politics of identity to identity politics
- Engaging the state
- Becoming the state
- Promoting equality through policymaking and policy
- International and transnational political activism
- Virtual politics
- Political worlds of women : future prospects
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813344959
- 0813344956
- 9780813344966
- 0813344964
- OCLC:
- 744287478
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