Women Resist Globalisation: Mobilising for Livelihood and Rights - Hardcover

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9781856498760: Women Resist Globalisation: Mobilising for Livelihood and Rights

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ISBN 10: 185649876X ISBN 13: 9781856498760

Publisher: Zed Books, 2002

Women Resist Globalisation is a stimulating account of women's grassroots activism in two important areas: claims to livelihood, and to human rights. Looking at cases ranging from the British miners' strike to the role of gender in the Guatemalan peace process, the book documents activist challenges to the boundaries of work, environment, reproduction, community, democracy, and politics. The book chronicles diverse examples of resistance: women fighting for environmentalism and reproductive rights, mobilizing against poverty and racism, fighting inequalities imposed by structural adjustment, and campaigning for human rights.

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About the Author:

Sheila Rowbotham and Stephanie Linkogle are Lecturers in Sociology at the University of Manchester.

Review:

“It is inspiring to read this new collection...highlighting the breadth and creativity of women's ongoing battles to create better lives for all. A tonic for these times.” —Lynne Segal, author of Why Feminism: Gender, Psychology, and Politics

“A testimony to contemporary women's movements [and] an important contribution to current discourse on international feminism...” —Swasti Mitter, co-author of Dignity and Daily Bread

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