Women Resist Globalization: Mobilizing for Livelihood and Rights - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856498778 ISBN 13: 9781856498777

Publisher: Zed Books, 2001

Synopsis

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 specific cases ranging from the British miners' strike, to making gender central to the Guatemalan peace process, the book documents activists challenging the boundaries of work, environment, reproduction, community, democracy, and politics. The book looks at recent and 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.

About this title

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1856498778
• ISBN 13: 9781856498777
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Rowbotham Sheila, Linkogle Stephanie