Overview

Global Feminist Politics examines the changing global context for feminist political action, its meaning and forms. It acknowledges the existence of dissent and debate among feminists, asserting that such debate leads to innovation in theory and practice. This book reaches the conclusion that the future of the women's movement depends upon a dialogue which is unafraid to cut across perceived differences. Focusing on key issues raise by a feministic commitment to global political change, this book covers subjects including: * the relevance of contemporary feminist politics for younger women * gendered accounts of genocide and catastrophe * exile, migration and diaspora * gender and the internet * women and the nationalist movement in India * gender issues in Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and the Middle East. Featuring an international panel of cutting-edge feminist thinkers, Global Feminist Politics demonstrates the innovative work being undertaken in the academic and professional worlds, as well as in women's activism. It is an invaluable resource for students in Women's Studies and Development Studies, as well as all those interested in the development of contempor global feminism.

Full Product Details

Author:   Suki Ali ,  Kelly Coate ,  Wangui wa Goro ,  Wangui wa Goro (University of Middlesex)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780415214698

ISBN 10:   0415214696
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   23 March 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Trying to Connect You: Global Feminist Politics Suki Ali 2. The Women's Movement Revisited: Areas of Concern for the Future Nighat Said Kahn 3. Despite Diversity: Women's Unity in Western Cape, South Africa Gertrude Fester 4. Political Thoughts and Domestic Lives: Women Activists in North India Suruchi Thapar-Bjorkert 5. Gender, Ethinicity and `the community': locations with multiple identities Tijen Uguris 6. Is There a Space for Gender in Modernist Planning? Tovi Fenster 7. Gender and Catastrophe: (En)Gendering Genocides Tovi Fenster 7. Gendered Diaspora Identities: South African Women, Exile and Migration Elaine Unterhalter 8. No Fixed Abode: Feminism in the 1990s ^Debbie Epstein and Deborah Lynn Steinberg 9. Who Knows Best? Politics and Ethics in Feminist Theory and Research Suki Ali 10. Fast Capitalism, Fast Feminism and Some Fast Food for Thought Jane Kenway with Diana Langmead 11. Conclusion: Reflections on a Global Women's Movement Kelly Coate

Reviews

Global Feminist Politics provides a textured perspective on the diversity of women's lives and highlights the heterogeneous quality of Women's Studies. It is a sensitive and insightful study of 'gender' and activism in the developing world. <br>-Heather Deegan, Middlesex University <br>

Global Feminist Politics provides a textured perspective on the diversity of women's lives and highlights the heterogeneous quality of Women's Studies. It is a sensitive and insightful study of 'gender' and activism in the developing world. -Heather Deegan, Middlesex University

Author Information

Suki Ali is currently completing an ESRC funded PhD at the Institute for Education, University of London. Her work has been published in Gender and Education and Irish Journal of Feminist Studies. Kelly Coate is a Research Officer also at the Institute of Education, and has taught and published in the fields of women's studies and education.

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