Globalization and Third World Women : Exploitation, Coping and Resistance

Ligaya Lindio-McGovern

ISBN 10: 081563305X / ISBN 13: 9780815633051

Published by Syracuse University Press Aug 2012, 2012

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Neuware - Adopting the notion of ''third world'' as a political and geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women s experiences of globalization. It unravels the intersections of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality, and class that have shaped the position of these women in the global political economy, as well as their cultural and national history. In addition to a thematically structured and highly informative investigation, the authors offer an exploration of policy implications, which are commonly neglected in mainstream literature. The result is an invaluable volume for scholars in the fields of sociology and women s studies, social policy experts, and professionals working within non-governmental organizations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Globalization and Third World Women : Exploitation, Coping and Resistance
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press Aug 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081563305X
• ISBN 13: 9780815633051
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 226W x 151H x 17D millimeters 226 millimeters width by 151 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 319 grams

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Synopsis

Adopting the notion of "third world" as a political and geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women’s experiences of globalization. It unravels the intersections of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality, and class that have shaped the position of these women in the global political economy, as well as their cultural and national history. In addition to a thematically structured and highly informative investigation, the authors offer an exploration of policy implications, which are commonly neglected in mainstream literature. The result is an invaluable volume for scholars in the fields of sociology and women’s studies, social policy experts, and professionals working within non-governmental organizations.

About the Author

<b>Ligaya Lindio-McGovern</b> is professor of sociology at Indiana University. She is the author of <i>Globalization, Labor Export and Resistance: A Study of Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers in Global Cities </i>and is coeditor of <i>Gender and Globalization: Patterns of Women’s Resistance. </i> <b>Isidor Wallimann</b> is a visiting research professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and is widely published in English and German. He is a coeditor of <i>On the Edge of Scarcity: Environment, Resources, Population, Sustainability, and Conflict </i>and of <i>Genocide and the Modern Age: Etiology and Case Studies of Mass Death.</i>