The women, gender and development reader
edited by Nalini Visvanathan [and others]
- Resource Type:
- E-Book
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Publication:
- Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd., 2011
- Distribution:
- New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
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- 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.
- Table of Contents:
- 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.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Alternate Titles:
- Cover title: Women, gender & development reader
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- First ed. published: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record. - Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 455 pages)
- Digital Characteristics:
- text file
- Call Numbers:
- HQ1240 .W6568 2011eb
- ISBNs:
- 9781848135888 (electronic bk.)
1848135882 (electronic bk.)
1848135866 [Invalid]
9781848135864 [Invalid]
1848135874 [Invalid]
9781848135871 [Invalid]
9781552664278 [Invalid]
1552664279 [Invalid] - Other Standard Numbers:
- [Unknown Type]: 9786613238603
- OCLC Numbers:
- 753974836
- Other Control Numbers:
- EBC765182 (source: MiAaPQ)