Awards

• Winner of American Political Science Association: Victoria Schuck Award 2006 (United States)
• Winner of American Political Science Association: Victoria Schuck Award 2006.

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Author:   Valentine M. Moghadam (Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies and Director of Women's Studies Program, Purdue University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780801880247

ISBN 10:   0801880246
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Glossary of Acronyms and Terms Chapter 1. Globalizing Women: An Introduction and Overview Chapter 2. Globalization and Its Discontents: Capitalist Development, Political Movements, and Gender Chapter 3. Femal Labor, Regional Cises, and Feminist Responses Chapter 4. The Women's Movement and Its Organizations: Discourses, Structures, Resources Chapter 5. From Structural Adjustment to the Global Trade Agenda: DAWN, WIDE, and WEDO Chapter 6. Feminists versus Fundamentalists: Women Living under Muslim Laws and the Sisterhood Is Global Institute Chapter 7. The Travails of Transnational Feminist Organizing: The Association of Women of the Mediterranean Region (AWMR) Chapter 8. The Specter that Haunts the Global Economy? The Challenge of Global Feminism Appendix A: A Women's Appeal, Women Living under Muslim Laws, Alert for Action / Algeria, 1992 Appendix B: Women's Caucus Declaration, Third Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization, Seattle, Washington, 30 November-3 December 1999 Appendix C: Seattle Declaration, Diverse Women for Diversity, Seattle, 1 December 1999 Notes References Index

Reviews

<p>Feminist readers will appreciate Moghadam's deep commitment to understanding global feminism from the inside out.--Abigail E. Cameron American Sociological Review (01/01/2010)

Feminist readers will appreciate Moghadam's deep commitment to understanding global feminism from the inside out. -- Abigail E. Cameron American Sociological Review 2010

Author Information

Valentine M. Moghadam is the director of women's studies and a professor of sociology at Illinois State University. She is also Chief, Gender Equality and Development Section, Human Rights Division, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO.

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