The women, gender and development reader
The women, gender and development reader [electronic resource] /
edited by Nalini Visvanathan ... [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Halifax : London ; New York : New York : Fernwood Pub. ; Zed Books Ltd. ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- xv, 455 p.
First ed. published: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
1848135866 (hbk. : Zed Books) 1848135874 (pbk. : Zed Books) 9781848135871 (pbk. : Zed Books) 9781552664278 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.) 1552664279 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.) 9781848135864 9781848135888 (e-book)
Women--Social conditions.--Developing countries
Women--Economic conditions.--Developing countries
Women in development.
Electronic books.
HQ1240 / .W6568 2011eb
305.409172/4
First ed. published: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
1848135866 (hbk. : Zed Books) 1848135874 (pbk. : Zed Books) 9781848135871 (pbk. : Zed Books) 9781552664278 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.) 1552664279 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.) 9781848135864 9781848135888 (e-book)
Women--Social conditions.--Developing countries
Women--Economic conditions.--Developing countries
Women in development.
Electronic books.
HQ1240 / .W6568 2011eb
305.409172/4