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Gender, Identity, and Imperialism: Women Development Workers in Pakistan (Comparative Feminist Studies)
Nancy Cook
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Description for Gender, Identity, and Imperialism: Women Development Workers in Pakistan (Comparative Feminist Studies)
Hardcover. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; GTF; JFSJ1; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Feminist Studies
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403979919
SKU
V9781403979919
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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: Women Development Workers in Pakistan (Comparative Feminist Studies)
"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