Women in contemporary Mexican politics /
Since the mid-1980s, a dramatic opening in Mexico's political and electoral processes, combined with the growth of a new civic culture, has created unprecedented opportunities for women and other previously repressed or ignored groups to participate in the political life of the nation. In this...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2003.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. The feminization of Mexican public life, and a note on methodology
- 1. Participation, representation, and democracy : how the personal becomes the political for women in contemporary Mexico
- 2. The social, economic, and political identity of Mexican women : negotiating private and public spaces
- 3. The women's movement in Mexico : from suffrage to the institutionalization of gender
- 4. Women in public office : building alliances, getting things done
- 5. Women and the electoral process : shifting gears in the Mexican political machine
- 6. Reframing Mexican democracy : what does the future hold for women?