Breaking the Silence : French Women's Voices from the Ghetto

Born in France of Algerian parents, Fadela Amara is a human rights activist who speaks with both a personal and a collective voice. This book is a passionate account of her struggle to found the movement called "Ni Putes Ni Soumises" (Neither Whore Nor Submissive), aimed at shattering the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Amara, Fadela
Otros Autores: Chenut, Helen, Zappi, Sylvia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: CA : University of California Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Suburban life.
Sex discrimination against women.
Muslim women > Social conditions.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Manifestations pour les droits de l'homme > France > Paris > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Vie de la banlieue > France.
Musulmanes > France > Conditions sociales.
Discrimination à l'egard des femmes > France.
Civil rights demonstrations > France > Paris > History > 21st century.
Suburban life > France.
Muslim women > France > Social conditions.
Sex discrimination against women > France.
France > Paris.
France.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Translator's Introduction; Prologue; I. Social Breakdown in the Projects; 1. Daughter of the Housing Projects; 2. The Status of Women in the 1990s; 3. Between Invisibility and Rebellion; 4. Sexuality in the Projects; 5. From Neighborhood to Ghetto; 6. Obscurantism, the Key to Regression; II. An Act of Survival: the March and its Success; 7. Preparations for the March; 8. The Success of the March; 9. Is Feminism No Longer Relevant?; 10. The Battle Ahead; Epilogue: Reinvest in the Suburbs!; Postscript; Appendix 1: A National Appeal from Neighborhood Women.
  • Appendix 2: The Manifesto of Neighborhood WomenBibliography and Further Reading; Index.

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