| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xv, 455 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
First ed. published: 1997. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
History of international development, theories and discourse of women, gender and development -- Households, families and work -- Women in the global economy -- International women in social transformation -- Women organizing themselves for change : transnational movements, local resistance. |
| Summary |
"In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Women in development.
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| Added Author |
Visvanathan, Nalini, 1945-
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| Cover Title |
Women, gender & development reader |
| ISBN |
1848135866 hardback Zed Books |
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9781848135864 hardback Zed Books |
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1848135874 paperback Zed Books |
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9781848135871 paperback Zed Books |
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9781552664278 paperback Fernwood Pub. |
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1552664279 paperback Fernwood Pub. |
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