Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations and Challenges

Cornwall, Andrea, Elizabeth Harrison und Ann Whitehead:

ISBN 10: 1842778196 / ISBN 13: 9781842778197

Published by Zed Books Ltd, 2007

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Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, innen alles in Ordnung; Good copy, light signs of previous use, cover/dust jacket shows some rubbing/wear, interior in good condition. C240916ah170 ISBN: 9781842778197 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 345.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations and Challenges
• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842778196
• ISBN 13: 9781842778197
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 345 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Englischsprachige Bücher

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Synopsis

This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from North and South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies.

Feminism's emphasis on social transformation makes it fundamental to development studies. Yet the relationship between the two disciplines has frequently been a troubled one. At present, the way in which many development institutions function often undermines feminist intent through bureaucratic structures and unequal power quotients. Moreover, the seeming intractability of inequalities and injustice in developing countries have presented feminists with some enormous challenges. Here, emphasizing the importance of a plurality of approaches, the authors argue for the importance of what 'feminisms' have to say to development.

Confronting the enormous challenges for feminisms in development studies, this book provides real hope for dialogue and exchange between feminisms and development.

About the Authors

Andrea Cornwall is professor in anthropology and development at the University of Sussex, where she is an affiliate of the Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence and director of the Pathways of Women's Empowerment programme. Joining the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as a fellow in 1998, she supported the emergence of work on sexuality and helped establish the Sexuality and Development Programme. She has published widely on gender and sexuality in development and is executive producer of Save us from Saviours, a short film on Indian sex workers' challenge of the rescue industry.

Elizabeth Harrison lectures at the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex.