Indigenous Women´s Movements in Latin America: Gender and Ethnicity in Peru, Mexico, and Bolivia
Stephanie Rousseau
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Hardback. Series: Crossing Boundaries of Gender and Politics in the Global South. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
This book presents a comparative analysis of the organizing trajectories of indigenous women's movements in Peru, Mexico, and Bolivia. The authors' innovative research reveals how the articulation of gender and ethnicity is central to shape indigenous women's discourses. It explores the political contexts and internal dynamics of indigenous movements, to show that they created different opportunities for women to organize and voice specific demands. This, in turn, led to various forms of organizational autonomy for women involved in indigenous movements. The trajectories vary from the creation of autonomous spaces within mixed-gender organizations to the creation of independent organizations. Another pattern ... Read more
This book presents a comparative analysis of the organizing trajectories of indigenous women's movements in Peru, Mexico, and Bolivia. The authors' innovative research reveals how the articulation of gender and ethnicity is central to shape indigenous women's discourses. It explores the political contexts and internal dynamics of indigenous movements, to show that they created different opportunities for women to organize and voice specific demands. This, in turn, led to various forms of organizational autonomy for women involved in indigenous movements. The trajectories vary from the creation of autonomous spaces within mixed-gender organizations to the creation of independent organizations. Another pattern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Crossing Boundaries of Gender and Politics in the Global South
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349950621
SKU
V9781349950621
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About Stephanie Rousseau
Stephanie Rousseau is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. She is the author of Women's Citizenship in Peru and also published several articles and book chapters on indigenous politics and women's movements in Bolivia and Peru. She previously worked as Associate Professor at Universite Laval, Canada. Anahi Morales Hudon is Assistant Professor ... Read more
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