The women, gender and development reader [electronic resource] / edited by Nalini Visvanathan ... [et al.].

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Publication details: Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd. ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 455 pISBN:

1848135866 (hbk. : Zed Books)
1848135874 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781848135871 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781552664278 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)
1552664279 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)
9781848135864
9781848135888 (e-book)

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305.409172/4 22

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HQ1240 .W6568 2011eb

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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.

Summary: "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.

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First ed. published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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