Women's Activism Global Perspectives from the 1890s to the Present |
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| Editor:
| de Haan, Francisca
Allen, Margaret
Purvis, June
Daskalova, Krassimira |
| Series title: | Women's and Gender History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-136-17190-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $195.00USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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Women's Activism brings together twelve innovative contributions from feminist historians from around the world. They look at how women have always found ways to challenge or fight inequalities and hierarchies as individuals, in international women's organizations, as political leaders, and in global forums such as the United Nations.
This book addresses women's internationalism and struggle for their rights in the international arena; it deals with racism and colonialism in...
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Women's Activism brings together twelve innovative contributions from feminist historians from around the world. They look at how women have always found ways to challenge or fight inequalities and hierarchies as individuals, in international women's organizations, as political leaders, and in global forums such as the United Nations.
This book addresses women's internationalism and struggle for their rights in the international arena; it deals with racism and colonialism in Australia, India and Europe; women's movements and political activism in South Africa, Eastern Bengal (Bangladesh), the United Kingdom, Japan and France.