LEADER 04547nam 22006494a 450 001 9910966224903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612269998 010 $a9781282269996 010 $a1282269992 010 $a9780299213831 010 $a0299213838 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000273611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222469 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10313406 035 $a(PQKB)10134843 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444769 035 $a(Perlego)4408406 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485721 100 $a20050426d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen's organizations and democracy in South Africa $econtesting authority /$fShireen Hassim 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (373 pages) 225 1 $aWomen in Africa and the diaspora 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299213800 311 08$a0299213803 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation. 330 8 $aThe transition to democracy in South Africa was one of the defining events in twentieth-century political history. The South African women's movement is one of the most celebrated on the African continent. Shireen Hassim examines interactions between the two as she explores the gendered nature of liberation and regime change. Her work reveals how women's political organizations both shaped and were shaped by the broader democratic movement. Alternately asserting their political independence and giving precedence to the democratic movement as a whole, women activists proved flexible and remarkably successful in influencing policy. At the same time, their feminism was profoundly shaped by the context of democratic and nationalist ideologies. In reading the last twenty-five years of South African history through a feminist framework, Hassim offers fresh insights into the interactions between civil society, political parties, and the state. Hassim boldly confronts sensitive issues such as the tensions between autonomy and political dependency in feminists' engagement with the African National Congress (ANC) and other democratic movements, and black-white relations within women's organizations.She offers a historically informed discussion of the challenges facing feminist activists during a time of nationalist struggle and democratization. Winner, Victoria Schuck Award for best book on women and politics, American Political Science Association "An exceptional study, based on extensive research.... Highly recommended."- Choice "A rich history of women's organizations in South African.... [Hassim] had observed at first hand, and often participated in, much of what she described. She had access to the informants and private archives that so enliven the narrative and enrich the analysis. She provides a finely balanced assessment."-Gretchen Bauer, African Studies Review 410 0$aWomen in Africa and the diaspora. 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$zSouth Africa 606 $aWomen and democracy$zSouth Africa 606 $aFeminism$zSouth Africa 606 $aWomen$zSouth Africa$xSocieties and clubs 607 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y20th century 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity 615 0$aWomen and democracy 615 0$aFeminism 615 0$aWomen$xSocieties and clubs. 676 $a306.2/082/0968 700 $aHassim$b Shireen$01193508 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966224903321 996 $aWomen's organizations and democracy in South Africa$92806627 997 $aUNINA