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Gender and Governance
Lisa D. Brush
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Description for Gender and Governance
Paperback. Reveals the way in which state power supports male dominance in American and other western political systems. This book turns a gendered lens on states, power, and governance, showing the inherent inequalities in political systems and gender systems and how they intersect. Series: Gender Lens Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
States are where the power lies, and power is gendered. With these simple statements, Lisa Brush turns a gendered lens on states, power, and governance, showing the inherent inequalities in political systems and gender systems and how they intersect. Her gender lens allows a clear assessment of the different effects state power and social polices have on men and women, highlighting both difference and dominance in the governance of gender. She then turns her eye on the way in which state power supports male dominance, the gender of governance. Her nuanced arguments supported by cases from the American and other ... Read more
States are where the power lies, and power is gendered. With these simple statements, Lisa Brush turns a gendered lens on states, power, and governance, showing the inherent inequalities in political systems and gender systems and how they intersect. Her gender lens allows a clear assessment of the different effects state power and social polices have on men and women, highlighting both difference and dominance in the governance of gender. She then turns her eye on the way in which state power supports male dominance, the gender of governance. Her nuanced arguments supported by cases from the American and other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Gender Lens Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759101425
SKU
V9780759101425
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99-15
About Lisa D. Brush
Lisa D. Brush teaches sociology and women's studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
Reviews for Gender and Governance
A concise guide to the arguments in the growing literature on gender and governance of the past two decades, as well as to some classic works. . . . Highly recommended.
M.A. Saint-Germain, California State University, Long Beach
CHOICE, April 2004
A clear assessment of the different effects state power and social policies have on men and ... Read more
M.A. Saint-Germain, California State University, Long Beach
CHOICE, April 2004
A clear assessment of the different effects state power and social policies have on men and ... Read more