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Feminist (Im)Mobilities in Fortress(ing) North America: Rights, Citizenships, and Identities in Transnational Perspective
Amy Lind
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Since the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tensions concerning immigration trends and policies, which continued to escalate at the turn of the millennium resulted in revised national security policies in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. These tensions have catalyzed the three governments to rethink their political and economic agendas. While national feminist scholarship in and on these respective countries continue to predominate, since NAFTA, there has been increasing feminist inquiry in a North American regional frame. Less has been done to understand challenges of the hegemonies of nation, region, and empire in ... Read more
Since the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tensions concerning immigration trends and policies, which continued to escalate at the turn of the millennium resulted in revised national security policies in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. These tensions have catalyzed the three governments to rethink their political and economic agendas. While national feminist scholarship in and on these respective countries continue to predominate, since NAFTA, there has been increasing feminist inquiry in a North American regional frame. Less has been done to understand challenges of the hegemonies of nation, region, and empire in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Gender in a Global/Local World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409433132
SKU
V9781409433132
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Ref
99-1
About Amy Lind
Anne Sisson Runyan is Professor and former Head of the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Cincinnati, USA, and was the lead director of the Women's Human Rights, Citizenships, and Identities in a North American Context exchange project. Amy Lind is the Mary Ellen Heintz Endowed Chair and Associate Professor in the ... Read more
Reviews for Feminist (Im)Mobilities in Fortress(ing) North America: Rights, Citizenships, and Identities in Transnational Perspective
Prize: Honored at the Geographic Perspectives on Women Book Event at the 2013 AAG 'Most accounts of North American integration still tend to focus heavily on economics and trade, and overlook gender dimensions. This book challenges conventional narratives and perspectives and provides insight into the diverse ways in which regionalization limits mobility and rights and reinforces dominant hierarchies in ... Read more