ABSTRACT

Different Places, Different Voices challenges Western feminist and post-colonial approaches in its analysis of the changing lives of women of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. Recognising the significance of place, this is a book informed by the voices of female geographers from the developing world. Twenty case studies present regional perspectives on urban and rural development, household reproduction and production and community organisation. The theoretical and contextual approach and the emphasis on location and positionality highlight the differences created by place to suggest other ways of seeing.

part |2 pages

Part I INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

Part III SOUTH ASIA

chapter |3 pages

INTRODUCTION

Women and gender in geography An overview from South Asia

chapter 7|13 pages

GENDER RELATIONS IN RURAL BANGLADESH

Aspects of differential norms about fertility, mortality and health practices

part |2 pages

Part IV SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND OCEANIA

chapter |2 pages

INTRODUCTION

Gender and geography in South-East Asia and Oceania A regional overview

chapter 15|14 pages

DEVELOPMENT AND FACTORY WOMEN: NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS FROM A MALAYSIAN SOURCE AREA

Negative perceptions from a Malaysian source area

part |2 pages

Part V LATIN AMERICA

chapter |3 pages

INTRODUCTION

Gender and geography in Latin America A historical perspective

chapter 17|13 pages

THE ROLE OF WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

A case study of Bolivia

chapter 18|13 pages

DECONSTRUCTING THE HOUSEHOLD: WOMEN’S ROLES UNDER COMMODITY RELATIONS IN

Women’s roles under commodity relations in highland Bolivia

chapter 19|14 pages

WOMEN’S ROLES IN COLONISATION

A Colombian case study

chapter 21|10 pages

THE ROLE OF GENDER IN PEASANT MIGRATION

Conceptual issues from the Peruvian Andes