| Description |
xiii, 275 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
International studies of women and place |
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International studies of women and place.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-270) and index. |
| Contents |
Exploding the canon : an introduction/conclusion / Jane L. Parpart and Marianne H. Marchand -- (Neo-)colonial discourse(s) and the representation of third world women as the "other". Engendering development? Women in development (WID) in international development regimes / Geeta Chowdhry -- Women and development : a critique / Mitu Hirshman -- Latin American women speak on development : are we listening yet? / Marianne H. Marchand. |
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Women of color : representation and the social construction of identity. The construction of marginal identities : working-class girls of Algerian descent in a French school / Catherine Raissiguier -- Gender, history and imperialism : Anne Wheeler's Loyalties / Julia V. Emberley -- Coping with marginality : South Asian women migrants in Britain / Suresht R. Bald -- The relevance of postmodern feminism for gender and development. Women and democratization struggles in Africa : what relevance to postmodernist discourse? / Maria Nzomo. |
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Postmodernist feminist theorizing and development policy and practice in the Anglophone Caribbean : the Barbados case / Eudine Barriteau -- Challenging modernization : gender and development, postmodern feminism and activism / Mridula Udayagiri -- Knowledge, development and praxis. "Women" in rural producer groups and the diverse politics of truth in Zimbabwe / Christine Sylvester -- Gender and development in action / Eva M. Rathgeber -- Deconstructing the development "expert" : gender, development and the "vulnerable groups" / Jane L. Parpart. |
| Subject |
Women in development.
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Women in development -- Case studies.
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Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
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Feminist theory.
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Postmodernism.
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| Added Author |
Marchand, Marianne H., 1958-
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Parpart, Jane L.
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| ISBN |
0415105242 |
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