Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822344491 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In these essays, leading scholar-activists focus on the various strategies women’s movements have adopted and assess their successes and failures.The book is organized around three broad topics. Jane S. Jutta Borner, Mariana Caminotti, Alina Donoso, Gioconda Espina, Jane S. Jaquette provides the historical and political context of women’s movement activism in her introduction, and concludes the volume by engaging contemporary debates about feminism, civil society, and democracy.Contributors. Finally, the international impact of Latin American feminists is explored through an account of their participation in the World Social Forum, an assessment of a Chile
"Four Stars" according to msangel2. Purchased for a faculty member and I received no complaints.
“This welcome update on the current state of the feminist agenda in the region is full of strong contributions. Well worth the price of admission is the brilliant concluding chapter, in which Jaquette champions professional women working within their democratic political systems—to build bridges to government agencies, win legal redress through the courts, and provide life-sustaining social services.” - Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs