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Women and social movements in Latin America : power from below /

"This innovative, comparative study explores six cases of women's grassroots activism in Mexico, El Salvador, Brazil, and Chile. Lynn Stephen communicates the ideas, experiences, and perceptions of women who participate in collective action, while she explains the structural conditions and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stephen, Lynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1997.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This innovative, comparative study explores six cases of women's grassroots activism in Mexico, El Salvador, Brazil, and Chile. Lynn Stephen communicates the ideas, experiences, and perceptions of women who participate in collective action, while she explains the structural conditions and ideological discourses that set the context within which women act and interpret their experiences. She includes revealing interviews with activists, detailed histories of organizations and movements, and a theoretical discussion of gender, collective identity, and feminist anthropology and methods."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 332 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-318) and index.
ISBN:0292799896
9780292799899