WOMEN, ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE : Stretching Boundaries.

Throughout history, women have participated in and sometimes initiated rebellions to defend the welfare of their family, community, class, race or ethnic group. This volume presents original research on women's activism in Asia, Europe, Australia and Latin America. It explores how women have ad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mikula, Maja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2006.
Colección:Routledge research in gender and society.
Temas:
Women > Political activity > History.
Women political activists > History.
Women social reformers > History.
Women in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Social change.
Patriarchy.
Femmes > Activité politique > Histoire.
Femmes activistes > Histoire.
Réformatrices sociales > Histoire.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Patriarcat (Sociologie)
Patriarchy
Sex role in literature
Social change
Women in literature
Women political activists
Women > Political activity
Women social reformers
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Throughout history, women have participated in and sometimes initiated rebellions to defend the welfare of their family, community, class, race or ethnic group. This volume presents original research on women's activism in Asia, Europe, Australia and Latin America. It explores how women have advanced social change and their influence on, and response to, existing transformations in society. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the authors examine women's activities and conditions in diverse social and political contexts, from revolutionary societies, to status quo societies, to societies in dec.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9781136782718
1136782710

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