Women and Politics in the Third World

Women and Politics in the Third World
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781134773183
ISBN-13 : 1134773188
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Book Synopsis Women and Politics in the Third World by : Haleh Afshar

Download or read book Women and Politics in the Third World written by Haleh Afshar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women and Politics in the Third World is the first comprehensive textbook on women's political activities in the third world. It provides a feminist analytical perspective on the specific forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in third world states. Using case studies, the book focuses on difference as a theoretical basis for investigating feminine political activism. Though Western analysts have attributed weakness to terms such as motherhood, marriage and domesticity, as choices made by non-Western women, the contributors show that such strategies are used by women to pursue particular goals such as seeking resources, welfare or freedom from oppression for their children. These strategies, the book suggests, should not be classified as unimportant or temporary and can be highly effective even within such discourses as Islamic fundamentalism. The contributors highlight differing political approaches in regions as diverse as Latin America, South East Asia, China and the Middle East.


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