Democracy and the rise of women's movements in Sub-Saharan Africa /

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"Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups in furthering the democratic transformation of formerly autocratic states."--Jacket

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fallon, Kathleen M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Since 1960
Women and democracy > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women > Political activity > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social conditions.
Femmes et démocratie > Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes > Activité politique > Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes > Afrique subsaharienne > Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Politics and government
Women and democracy.
Women > Political activity.
Women > Social conditions.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Politics and government > 1960-
Afrique subsaharienne > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reclaiming power
  • Queenmothers, colonization, and the struggle for legitimacy
  • Democracy in perspective
  • The iron fist
  • Capturing democracy
  • Big men, small girls, and the politics of power
  • Women on the move.

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