U.s. Women''s Movement in Global Perspective - Issues and Strategies for the New Century

Klappentext This ambitious volume brings together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme--feminism in social movement action--unite these voices in a way that will excite students and inspire further research. From the grassroots to the global, the significance of the U.S women's movement in the international arena cannot be denied. At the same time, the way in which international feminism has developed--in Asia, in Latin America, in Europe--has altered and expanded the landscape of the U.S. women's movement forever. These distinguished authors show us how. Zusammenfassung Bringing together original essays on the US women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme - feminism in social movement action - of this work unite these voices in a way that excites students and inspires further research.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Ann Banaszak, Lee Ann (EDT) Banaszak
• Assisted by: Lee Ann Banaszak (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2005
• EAN: 9780742519312
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1931-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process; People, Passions, and Power (H; People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P; People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P; People, Passions, and Power: S; People, Passions, and Power (H
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories