Women's Activism and Globalization - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415931452 ISBN 13: 9780415931458

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy A. Naples is the Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of California-Irvine and is the author of Grassroots Warriors (Routledge, 1998) and editor of Community Activism and Feminist Politics (Routledge, 1997). Manisha Desai is Chair of Sociology and member of the Women's Studies Program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY.

Review:

"This wonderful collection of essays explores the complicated connections between local and transnational politics. All of the essays illuminate the creative and courageous ways in which women challenge global inequalities from diverse localities."
-Amrita Basu, editor of "The Challenge of Local Feminisms: Women's Movements in Global Perspective
""Women's Activism and Globalization.is a marvelous collection of case studies that demonstrates how global and economic change are manifested in women's daily lives and how women have mobilized in response to these powerful forces."
-Jill Quadagno, author of "The Color of Welfare: How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
"This exciting book shows us that the many diverse struggles of women worldwide against global restructuring are engendering a complex architecture that is more than the sum of these struggles."
-Saskia Sassen, author of "Globalization and Its Discontents
"We need more attention to the diverse and growing nature of women's working contributions around the world, and the new politics of globalization. This collection brings the two areas together admirably. Highly recommended."
-Gillian Youngs, author of "International Relations in a Global Age
"From global to local and back again, this collection uncovers women's diverse and collective activisms in response to globalization and economic restructuring. These stories offer testimony to the possibilities for local and global challenges that engender transformation of ourselves and our world."
-Deborah Stienstra, author of "Women's Movements and International Organizations

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415931452
• ISBN 13: 9780415931458
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 356
• Editor: Naples Nancy A.