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Women in Zones of Conflict: Power And Resistance in Israel
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Tami Amanda Jacoby investigates the constraints and opportunities for women’s civic engagements in zones of conflict through a case study of three women’s political movements in Israel: Women in Green, The Jerusalem Link, and the lobby for women’s right to fight in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). Filling a void in feminist studies of women and war, Women in Zones of Conflict challenges the traditional view, which suggests a natural connection between women and pac… More >>
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Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism: The Politics of Transition
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This book surveys how nationalist revivals have impacted on the lives of women in countries undergoing profound social and political upheaval. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender, ethnicity and class in a divided society. They discuss the varying experiences–the constraints and opportunities–of women in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, Yemen, Lebanon and Malaysia…. More >>
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Masculine/Feminine: Practices of Difference
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Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America today. As a participant in Chile’s neo-avantgarde, Richard worked to expand the possibilities for cultural debate within the constraints imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship (1973–1990), and she has continued to offer incisive commentary about the country’s transition to democracy. Well known as the founder and director of the influential Santiago-based journal Revista de cr… More >>
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