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Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women : governmental politics and NGO participation /

"In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women took place in Beijing. Attended by delegations from 189 countries, it was the largest UN conference ever convened. Canada was an active player throughout the preparatory meetings leading up to Beijing and at the conference itself. This book examine...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Riddell-Dixon, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mary), 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2001.
Series:Canada and international relations ; 13.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women took place in Beijing. Attended by delegations from 189 countries, it was the largest UN conference ever convened. Canada was an active player throughout the preparatory meetings leading up to Beijing and at the conference itself. This book examines the process by which Canada's policies for the conference were formulated - a process that involved federal government officials from some twenty departments, provincial representatives, and NGOs from across Canada."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 252 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-241) and index.
ISBN:0774850078
9780774850070
077480842X
9780774808422
ISSN:0847-0510 ;