Women's movements in the global era : the power of local feminisms /
edited by Amrita Basu
- 2nd ed.
- Boulder : Westview Press, c2017.
- xviii, 541 p. ; 23 cm
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.