Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa : contesting authority /

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Examining interactions between democracy in South Africa and South African women's movement, this book explores the gendered nature of liberation and regime change. It confronts issues such as the tensions between autonomy and political dependency in feminists' engagement with the ANC and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hassim, Shireen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2006.
Series:Women in Africa and the diaspora.
Subjects:
Börngen, ...
1900-1999
Women > Political activity > South Africa.
Women and democracy > South Africa.
Feminism > South Africa.
Women > South Africa > Societies and clubs.
Femmes en politique > Afrique du Sud.
Femmes et démocratie > Afrique du Sud.
Féminisme > Afrique du Sud.
Femmes > Afrique du Sud > Associations.
Femmes > Activité politique > Afrique du Sud.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Feminism
Politics and government
Women and democracy
Women > Political activity
Women > Societies and clubs
Politik
Frauenverband
Frau
Vrouwen.
Vrouwenorganisaties.
Politieke participatie.
Bevrijdingsbewegingen.
Demokratie.
Feminismus.
Frau.
Politische Beteiligung.
South Africa > Politics and government > 20th century.
Afrique du Sud > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
South Africa
Südafrika
Zuid-Afrika.
Südafrika (Region)
Südafrika <Staat>
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement
  • Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism
  • The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90
  • The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation
  • The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated
  • From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement
  • Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy
  • One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy
  • Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.

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