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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827275103321

Titolo

Women moving forward [[electronic resource] ] . Volume one Narratives of identity, migration, resilience, and hope / / edited by Raúl Fernández-Calienes and Judith Barr Bachay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006

ISBN

1-282-58540-1

9786612585401

1-4438-2002-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Fernández-CalienesRául

BachayJudith Barr

Disciplina

305.4

Soggetti

Women

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; FURTHER READINGS; QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER REFLECTION; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

"Women Moving Forward: Narratives of Identity, Migration, Resilience, and Hope is an excellent example of ethnographic inquiry, revealing the normative behavior of women within specific cultural boundaries, while also illuminating the individual transcendence of norms in the quest for self-realization. The stories in Women Moving Forward are each unique in their depiction of culture and mores and allow the reader to catch a glimpse of the lives of women in various parts of the globe. Despite ...