The gender politics of development : essays in hope and despair /

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how gender politics has emerged and developed in post-colonial states. It argues that the gendered way in which nationalist statebuilding occured created deep fissures and pressures for development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rai, Shirin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : London ; New York : New York : Zubaan ; Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Temas:
Women in development.
Women > Political activity.
Feminism > Political aspects.
Women > Political activity > Developing countries.
Women > Political activity > India.
Democratization.
Femmes dans le développement.
Femmes > Activité politique.
Féminisme > Aspect politique.
Femmes > Activité politique > Inde.
Démocratisation.
Gender studies, gender groups.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Democratization
Feminism > Political aspects
Women in development
Women > Political activity
Ontwikkelingsproblematiek.
Vrouwen.
Participatie.
Postkolonialisme.
Kvinnor i politiken.
Jämställdhetspolitik.
Demokratisering > genusaspekter.
Statsbildning > genusaspekter.
Developing countries
India
Ontwikkelingslanden.
U-länder.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • <Ul><li>Acknowledgements</li><li>Introduction</li><li>1. Nationalism and Nation-Building</li><li>2. Women and the Postcolonial State</li><li>3. Theorising Gender and Democratisation</li><li>4. Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State?</li><li>5. Quotas in Context</li><li>6. Feminizing Global Governance</li><li>7. Knowledge and/as Power</li><li>8. Networking across Borders</li><li>Conclusion
  • What Hopes, Why Despair?</li><li>Notes</li><li>Bibliography</li><li>Index</li></ul>

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