{"product_id":"empowering-women-in-russia-activism-aid-and-ngos-9780253218919","title":"Empowering Women in Russia: Activism, Aid, and Ngos","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulie Hemment's engrossing study traces the development encounter through interactions between international foundations and Russian women's groups during a decade of national collapse. Prohibited from organizing independently under state socialism, women's groups became a focus of attention in the mid-1990s for foundations eager to promote participatory democracy, but the version of civil society that has emerged (the third sector) is far from what Russian activists envisioned and what donor agencies promised. Drawing on ethnographic methods and Participatory Action Research, Hemment tells the story of her introduction to and growing collaboration with members of the group \u003ci\u003eZhenskii Svet \u003c\/i\u003e(Women's Light) in the provincial city of Tver'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Hemment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.34w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253218919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Hemment is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946310025331,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_333f010b-5852-4063-a1f1-1c9b89915f77.jpg?v=1648313684","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/empowering-women-in-russia-activism-aid-and-ngos-9780253218919","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}