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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783707703321

Titolo

Gender, ethnicity, and political ideologies / / edited by Nickie Charles and Helen Hintjens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-134-75337-3

0-585-45244-X

0-203-44099-4

1-280-32000-1

1-134-75338-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CharlesNickie

HintjensHelen M

Disciplina

305.42

Soggetti

Feminism - Political aspects

Women - Political activity

Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgments; Gender, ethnicity and cultural identity: womens 'places'; Founding fathers and earth mothers: women's place at the 'birth' of nations; Identity: feminist perspectives on 'race', ethnicity and nationality; The logics of exclusion: nationalism, sexism and the Yugoslav war; When society was simple: gender and ethnic divisions and the Far and New Right in France; Strategies of resistance among the Muslim minority in West Yorkshire: impact on women; Citizen warriors, workers and mothers: women and democracy in Israel

Women's activism, authoritarianism and democratisation in ChileBeyond differences: women, empowerment and coalition politics; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This innovative study develops a feminist perspective on issues such as nationalism, religious fundamentalism and the process of democratization, examining the role of women in varying political contexts around the world.