Women's Activism and Globalization

Linking Local Struggles and Global Politics

• Author(s): Nancy A. Naples, Manisha Desai,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 352
• ISBN_10: 1135955174
  ISBN_13: 9781135955175
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Gender Studies , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... Women's Activism and Globalization is a broad and comprehensive collection that shows how women activists across the globe are responding to the forces of the new world order in their communities. The first person accounts and regional case studies provide a truly global view of women working in their communities for change. The essays examine women in urban, rural, and suburban locations around the world to provide a rich understanding of the common themes as well as significant divergences among women activists in different parts of the world.