Feminism Transmissions and Retransmissions |
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| Author:
| Lamas, Marta |
| Translator:
| Pluecker, John |
| Introduction by:
| Franco, Jean |
| Series title: | Theory around the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-10508-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $172.95 |
Book Description:
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Adding to the debate on a range of issues, this book presents a critical and deeply personal history of Mexican feminism in the last thirty five years. Drawing from her many years of activism and anthropological scholarship, influential thinker Marta Lamas covers topics such as the political development of the feminist movement, affirmative action in the workplace, conceptual advances in regard to gender, and disagreements among feminists. Here in English for the first time,...
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Adding to the debate on a range of issues, this book presents a critical and deeply personal history of Mexican feminism in the last thirty five years. Drawing from her many years of activism and anthropological scholarship, influential thinker Marta Lamas covers topics such as the political development of the feminist movement, affirmative action in the workplace, conceptual advances in regard to gender, and disagreements among feminists. Here in English for the first time, this work offers invaluable insight into the theoretical and political tensions that have shaped Mexican feminism and the world at large.