Different places, different voices : gender and development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America / / edited by Janet Henshall Momsen and Vivian Kinnaird

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 322 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 305.52
• Soggetto topico: Women in development - Developing countries; Human geography - Developing countries; Sexual division of labor - Developing countries; Feminist theory
• Altri autori: MomsenJanet Henshall KinnairdVivian <1962->
• Note generali: "Consists of selected papers given at the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau Workshop held at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in April, 1989"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-316) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; GEOGRAPHY, GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT; INTRODUCTION Gender and geography in Africa; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY SUPPLY AND WOMEN'S WORK IN GHANA; WOMEN'S ROLE AND PARTICIPATION IN FARM AND COMMUNITY TREE-GROWING ACTIVITIES IN KIAMBU DISTRICT, KENYA; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND WOMEN'S TIME BUDGETS IN UGANDA; THE IMPACT OF LABOUR-SAVING DEVICES ON THE LIVES OF RURAL AFRICAN WOMEN: GRAIN MILLS IN THE GAMBIA; THE IMPACT OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG URBAN TRADERS IN NIGERIA: IBADAN TRADERS AND MODERNISATION ; INTRODUCTION Women and gender in geography: an overview from South Asia; GENDER RELATIONS IN RURAL BANGLADESH: ASPECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL NORMS ABOUT FERTILITY, MORTALITY AND HEALTH PRACTICES; SEASONALITY, WAGE LABOUR AND WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN WESTERN INDIA; INVISIBLE FEMALE AGRICULTURAL LABOUR IN INDIA; ASSESSING RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE; ACCESS OF FEMALE PLANTATION WORKERS IN SRI LANKA TO BASIC-NEEDS PROVISION; WOMEN AS AGENTS AND BENEFICIARIES OF RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMMES IN SRI LANKA; WOMEN'S ROLES IN RURAL SRI LANKA ; INTRODUCTION Gender and geography in South-East Asia and Oceania: a regional overview; GENDER AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN RAFT-HOUSES, TEMERLOH, PAHANG, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA; DEVELOPMENT AND FACTORY WOMEN: NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS FROM A MALAYSIAN SOURCE AREA; WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN SAMOA; INTRODUCTION Gender and geography in Latin America: a historical perspective; THE ROLE OF WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF BOLIVIA; DECONSTRUCTING THE HOUSEHOLD: WOMEN'S ROLES UNDER COMMODITY RELATIONS IN HIGHLAND BOLIVIA ; WOMEN'S ROLES IN COLONISATION: A COLOMBIAN CASE STUDY; HOUSEWIFISATION AND COLONISATION IN THE COLOMBIAN RAINFOREST; THE ROLE OF GENDER IN PEASANT MIGRATION: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES FROM THE PERUVIAN ANDES; Appendix: List of Workshop Participants; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Different Places, Different Voices challenges Western feminist and post-colonial approaches in its analysis of the changing lives of women of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. Recognising the significance of place, this is a book informed by the voices of female geographers from the developing world. Twenty case studies present regional perspectives on urban and rural development, household reproduction and production and community organisation. The theoretical and contextual approach and the emphasis on location and positionality highlight the differences created by place to s
• Titolo autorizzato: Different places, different voices
• ISBN: 1-134-90401-0; 1-280-44267-0; 9786610442676; 0-203-03302-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910800001203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International studies of women and place.