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Gender, Identity, and Imperialism
Nancy Cook
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Description for Gender, Identity, and Imperialism
Paperback. An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFK; JFSJ; JHMC; JPA; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present.
An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new identities in a Muslim community. Cook shows how these transnational migrants both perpetuate and resist unequal global power relations in everyday life, tracing the legacy of this from the colonial period to the present.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Feminist Studies
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349538522
SKU
V9781349538522
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Ref
99-15
About Nancy Cook
NANCY COOK is Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brock University, USA. She is a faculty member of the interdisciplinary graduate programme in Globalization at McMaster University, USA.
Reviews for Gender, Identity, and Imperialism
"An enjoyable and insightful read with a strong, interesting narrative. Cook provides a well-researched ethnographic study that centers on issues of migration, ethnicity and racial identity, and assimilation." - Nupur Chaudhuri, Texas Southern University "An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers built new identities." - The Times Higher Education Supplement ... Read more