Women and the City: Visibility and Voice in Urban Space

Author:   J. Darke ,  Sue Ledwith ,  R. Woods ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780333774854


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   11 October 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Using case studies from Oxford and Beijing to Chicago, this work shows women constructing their lives in the urban environment, sometimes working against a system where their needs are marginalized. Women areshown as community activists, homeless women, carers, patients, travellers, rock musicians and workers. The book emphasizes women as active agents, and the contributors include women working in urban management as well as academics from diverse backgrounds.

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Author:   J. Darke ,  Sue Ledwith ,  R. Woods ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780333774854


ISBN 10:   033377485
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   11 October 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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JANE DARKE is Senior Lecturer at the School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University and Visiting Professor of Women's Studies at Newcastle University. - SUE LEDWITH is Senior Lecturer at the Business School, Oxford Brookes University and a founder member of Oxford Women's Studies Network. She is co-editor, with Fiona Colgan, of Women in Organisations: Challenging Gender Politics. - ROBERTA WOODS is Staff Tutor at The Open University and a founder member of the Oxford Women's Studies Network. She is co-editor, with Rose Gilroy, of Housing Women and is also co-editor of Social Policy Review. AE(00): Consultant Editor: JO CAMPLING

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