The women, gender and development reader / edited by Nalini Visvanathan ... [et al.].

By:

Contributor(s):

Visvanathan, Nalini, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd. ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 455 p. : 24 cmISBN:

9781848135871
9781848135864 (hbk. : Zed Books)
1848135874 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781848135871 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781552664278 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)
1552664279 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)

Other title:

Women, gender & development reader [Cover title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.4091724/ 22 VIS

LOC classification:

HQ1240 .W6568 2011

Contents:

History of international development, theories and discourse of women, gender and development -- Households, families and work -- Women in the global economy -- International women in social transformation -- Women organizing themselves for change : transnational movements, local resistance.

Summary: "In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	SUN - Main Library General Shelves	Text Books	305.4091724/ VIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2018-6900

Browsing SUN - Main Library shelves, Shelving location: General Shelves, Collection: Text Books Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	305.4071/ An introduction to women's studies :	305.4071/GRE An introduction to women's studies :	305.40844/ ROU Coming into our fullness :	305.4091724/ VIS The women, gender and development reader /	305.42/ LOT Women's lives :	305.42/ WEI The politics of women's bodies :	305.42091724/ HOL Gender and social protection in the developing world :	Next

First ed. published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.