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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454598503321

Autore

Tripp Aili Mari

Titolo

African Women's Movements [[electronic resource] ] : Changing Political Landscapes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-107-19933-6

9786612001550

0-511-48069-5

0-511-47749-X

0-511-47604-3

0-511-80035-5

0-511-47901-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CasimiroIsabel

KwesigaJoy

MungwaAlice

Disciplina

305.42096

323.34096

Soggetti

Feminism

Feminism - Political activity - Africa

Women's rights - Africa

Women

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acronyms; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Historic Influences on Contemporary Women's Movements; 3 The Rise of the New Women's Movements; 4 The Challenge of New Women's Movements; 5 Women's Movements and Constitutional and Legislative Challenges; 6 In Pursuit of Equal Political Representation; 7 Engendering the State Bureaucracy; 8 Women's Movements Negotiating Peace; 9 African Women's Movements and the World; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the causes of women's unprecedented success in African politics after the 1990's.