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Political worlds of women : activism, advocacy, and governance in the twenty-first century / Mary Hawkesworth.

Van Pelt Library HQ1236 .H395 2012
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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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