Feminist Transformations and Domestic Violence Activism in Divided Berlin, 1968-2002

• Autore: Freeland Jane
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : British Academy, , 2022; ©2022
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 pages)
• Disciplina: 305.420943155209045
• Soggetto topico: Feminism - Germany; Women's shelters
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half-title -- Series Information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of Figures and Table -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A History of Feminist Success -- A History of Feminism in Divided Berlin -- Organisation -- 1 The Origins of the Women's Shelter Movement -- The New Women's Movement -- Domestic Violence Activism -- Conclusion -- 2 The Cost of Political Support -- Building a Base of (Feminist) Support -- Broadening the Agenda -- The Cost of Success -- Conclusion -- 3 Race, Class and Everyday Life in the Shelter -- Encountering Battered Women -- Migrant Women Talk Back -- Conclusion -- 4 Domestic Violence and Women's Lives Under Socialism -- Liberalising 1970s? -- Signs of Change? -- Conclusion -- 5 Feminism and Domestic Violence Activism in the GDR -- East German Activism against Domestic Violence in the 1980s -- East and West Come Face to Face: Domestic Violence Activism After 1989 -- Conclusion -- 6 The Possibilities of Feminism After Reunification -- A Feminist Failure? Abortion, Reunification and the Inability to Get Along -- A Feminist Success? The Revitalisation of Domestic Violence Activism after 1990 -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Feminist Transformations examines the history of feminist activism against domestic violence in divided Berlin. Centred on this key issue of gender inequality, the book explores how feminists advanced women's rights in Germany. More broadly, it reflects critically on what these advancements have meant for feminism and gender justice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Feminist Transformations and Domestic Violence Activism in Divided Berlin, 1968-2002
• ISBN: 0-19-892647-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910897544503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: British Academy Monographs