Women's Activism and Globalization: Linking Local Struggles and Transnational Politics

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.

Author: Nancy a. Naples
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/03/2002
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.18w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780415931458

About the Author

Nancy A. Naples is the Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of California-Irvine and is the author of Grassroots Warriors (Routledge, 1998) and editor of Community Activism and Feminist Politics (Routledge, 1997). Manisha Desai is Chair of Sociology and member of the Women's Studies Program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY.