Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism

TRAMA

This book surveys how nationalist revivals have impacted on the lives of women in countries undergoing profound social and political upheaval. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender, ethnicity and class in a divided society. They discuss the varying experiences--the constraints and opportunities--of women in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, Yemen, Lebanon and Malaysia.

NOTE EDITORE

Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism asks whether societies caught in political or social transition provide new opportunities for women, or instead, create new burdens and obstacles for them. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender ethnicity and class in a divided society. The varying experiences of women are discussed in the following countries: Northern Ireland; South Africa; the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; Yemen; Lebanon and Malaysia.

AUTORE

Robert E. Miller, Rick Wilford

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415171373
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 0.70 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 224