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Katja M. Guenther - Making Their Place - 9780804770712 - V9780804770712
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Making Their Place

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Description for Making Their Place Hardback. Offering a comparative analysis of feminist social movements in the aftermath of the collapse of state socialism, this book offers a unique opportunity to examine how shifting gender relations interact with local identities to create new understandings of gender, the state, and strategies for resistance. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 tables, 3 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .

The collapse of state socialism in eastern and central Europe in 1989 had a dramatic impact on women. Witnessing the loss of state support for their economic activity, the curtailing of their reproductive rights, and the rise of gender ideologies that value women primarily as mothers and wives rather than as active participants in the workforce, women across eastern and central Europe organized on a local level to resist these changes.

Making Their Place brings to light how feminist movements in two eastern German cities, Erfurt and Rostock, utilized local understandings of politics and gender to enhance their possibilities ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804770712
SKU
V9780804770712
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Katja M. Guenther
Katja M. Guenther is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside.

Reviews for Making Their Place
"Making Their Place is a welcome contribution to the literature of activism, movements, and (feminist) political change. Those interested in feminist organizing will enjoy it and learn from it, as will anyone who wants to explore the dynamics of post-socialist Europe. Her book is a well-argued example of how to think about history, culture and local political contexts in tandem. ... Read more

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