Making their place : feminism after socialism in Eastern Germany / Katja M. Guenther.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guenther, Katja M., 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Germany (East).

Feminism.

Post-communism--Germany (East).

Post-communism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offering a comparative analysis of feminist social movements in the aftermath of the collapse of state socialism, this book offers a unique opportunity to examine how shifting gender relations interact with local identities to create new understandings of gender, the state, and strategies for resistance.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1. The Place of Feminism After Socialism; 2. Feminist Organizing Under Socialism and Capitalism; 3. Place and Politics in Rostock; 4. Making Claims Across Scale and Space in Rostock: Looking to Sweden and the EU; 5. How Conservatism, Religion, and Enthusiasm for Unification Shut Feminists Out of Erfurt; 6. Making Claims Across Scale and Space in Erfurt: Wanting to Be Western; 7. Claiming Their Places? The Feminist Movements in Rostock and Erfurt in Comparative Perspective

Methodological Appendix: Integrating Comparative, Narrative, and Feminist ApproachesNotes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804774741

0804774749

OCLC:

646068288