| Description |
xiv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The twentieth century as a transformative time for women / Janet Mancini Billson, Caroly Fluehr-Lobban -- The complexities of defining a female well-being / Janet Mancini Billson -- A critique of social change theories / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Janet Mancini Billson -- Women in Bangladesh: a journey in stages / Nasrin Sultana, Alema Karim -- Women in Canada: a century of struggle / Tess Hooks, Patrice Leclerc, Roderic Beaujot -- Women in Colombia: 'you forge your path as you walk' / Elena Garcés de Eder, Adriana Marulanda Herrán -- Women in Croatia: a continuity and change / Vesna Barilar, Željka Jelavić, Sandra Prlenda -- Women in Iceland: strong women-myths and contradictions / Thorgerđur Einarsdóttir -- Women in Japan: change and resistance to change / Masako Aiuchi, ...[et al.] -- Women in South Africa: crossing the great divides of race and gender / A.M. (Ria) van Niekerk, Jopie van Rooyen -- Women in Sudan: resistance and survival / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban -- Women in Thailand: changing the paradigm of female well-being / Farung Mee-Udon, Ranee Itarat -- Women in the United Kingdom: the impacts of immigration, 1900-2000 / Erica Halvorsen, Heather Eggins -- Women in the United States of America: the struggle for economic citizenship / Laura Khoury -- Common challenges: factors that enhance or detract from female well-being / Janet Mancini Billson, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban -- Towards a gendered theory of social change / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Janet Mancini Billson -- Towards a global female well-being / Janet Mancini Billson, Caroyln Fluehr-Lobban. |
| Subject |
Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Women -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Maternal and infant welfare -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Women in development -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Billson, Janet Mancini.
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Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn.
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| ISBN |
184277008X cased |
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9781842770085 cased |
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1842770098 softcover |
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9781842770092 softcover |
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