Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Glossary
Introduction
AFRICA
1 Women's Movements in Africa
2 A History of Feminist Moments: The South African Women's Movement, 1950-2014
ASIA
3 Pakistan's Women's Movement: Protests, Programming, and Revitalization
4 The Indian Women's Movement Today: The Challenges of Addressing Gender-based Violence
5 Feminist Struggles in a Changing China
EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
6 Varieties of European Women's Movements
7 Russian Women's Activism: Grassroots Persistence in the Face of Challenges
8 Women's and Feminist Movements in the United States: The Contradictory Effects of Class-based Success
LATIN AMERICA
9 Seeking Rights from the Left: Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
10 State Feminism and Women's Movements in Brazil: Achievements, Shortcomings, and Challenges
THE MIDDLE EAST
11 Feminist Movements in the Maghreb
12 The Palestinian Women's Movement
13 The Women's Movement and Feminism in Iran: Revisiting a "Glocal" Perspective
Appendix: Country and Region Information
Selected Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index.

Women's Movements in the Global Era is a study of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of womens movements in countries throughout the world. Its focus is on the Global South, where womens movements have engaged in complex negotiations with national and international forces. It challenges widely held assumptions about the Western origins and character of local feminisms. All the authors locate womens movements within the terrain from which they emerged by exploring their relationships with the state, civil society, and other social movements. This book is for anyone interested in the global scope and implications of feminism.