Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World - Brossura

Jayawardena, Kumari

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ISBN 10: 178478429X ISBN 13: 9781784784294

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2016

Riassunto

For twenty-five years, Kumari Jayawardena’s text has been an essential primer on the history of women’s movements in Asia and the middle East—from Egypt, Turkey and Iran, to India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea and the Philip-pines—in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jayawardena presents a feminism that didn’t originate as an ideology of the West to be adopted by women in the Third World, but that instead erupted from the specific needs and struggles of women fighting against colonial power, for education or the vote, for safety, and against poverty and inequality. This readable and well-researched survey highlights the role of women in the national liberation and revolutionary movements of these countries.

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Recensione:

'An ambitious book ... valuable and compelling.' --New Society

'Seek out the book ... Its sheer scope ... not only allows for fascinating comparisons but also shows Third World women defining themselves and being influenced by other Third World women rather than in relation to the West ... The book proves that feminist ideas and movements are not an import from the West [and] shows clearly that the tradition of women's struggles is firmly embedded in these countries' histories.' --Rahila Gupta, OutWrite

'Excellently researched and interesting ... well worth a read.' --Everywoman

L'autore:

Kumari Jayawardena is a leading feminist scholar, active in the women’s and civil rights movements in Sri Lanka.

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• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 178478429X
• ISBN 13: 9781784784294
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 275