The Politics of Gender after Socialism : A Comparative-Historical Essay /

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With the collapse of communism, a new world seemed to open for the peoples of East Central Europe. The possibilities this world presented, and the costs it exacted, have been experienced differently by men and women. Susan Gal and Gail Kligman explore these differences through a probing analysis of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gal, Susan, 1949-
Other Authors: Kligman, Gail
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sociale hervormingen.
Sekserol.
Geschlechterrolle
Social conditions
Sex role.
Post-communism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Postcommunisme > Europe de l'Est.
Rôle selon le sexe > Europe de l'Est.
Post-communism > Europe, Eastern.
Sex role > Europe, Eastern.
Osteuropa
Eastern Europe.
Europe de l'Est > Conditions sociales > 1989-
Europe, Eastern > Social conditions > 1989-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:With the collapse of communism, a new world seemed to open for the peoples of East Central Europe. The possibilities this world presented, and the costs it exacted, have been experienced differently by men and women. Susan Gal and Gail Kligman explore these differences through a probing analysis of the role of gender in reshaping politics and social relations since 1989. The authors raise two crucial questions: How are gender relations and ideas about gender shaping political and economic change in the region? And what forms of gender inequality are emerging as a result? The book pro.
Physical Description:1 online resource (168 pages).
ISBN:9781400843008

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