ABSTRACT
This book provides a path-breaking study of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of women's movements in countries throughout the world. Its focus is on the global South, where women's movements have engaged in complex negotiations with national and international forces. It challenges widely held assumptions about the Western origins and character of local feminisms. The authors locate women's movements within the terrain from which they emerged by exploring their relationships with the state, civil society, and other social movements.
This fully revised second edition contains six new chapters by leading scholars of women and gender studies, on both individual countries and on several major regions of the world?
Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Maghreb. This balanced coverage enables readers to identify regional patterns and also learn from in-depth case studies. Women's Movements in the Global Era is essential reading for anyone interested in the global scope and implications of feminism.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|58 pages
Africa
part 2|89 pages
Asia
chapter 4|26 pages
The Indian Women’s Movement Today
part 3|79 pages
Europe and the United States
chapter 8|21 pages
Women’s and Feminist Movements in the United States
part 4|67 pages
Latin America
chapter 10|31 pages
State Feminism and Women’s Movements in Brazil
part 5|112 pages
The Middle East