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Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World
Kumari Jayawardena
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Description for Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World
Paperback. A founding text of transnational feminism Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
For twenty-five years, Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World has been an essential primer on the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history of women's movements in Asia and the Middle East. In this engaging and well-researched survey, Kumari Jayawardena presents feminism as it originated in the Third World, erupting from the specific struggles of women fighting against colonial power, for education or the vote, for safety, and against poverty and inequality.
Journalist and human rights activist Rafia Zakaria's foreword to this new edition is an impassioned letter in two parts: the first to Western feminists; the second to ... Read more
For twenty-five years, Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World has been an essential primer on the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history of women's movements in Asia and the Middle East. In this engaging and well-researched survey, Kumari Jayawardena presents feminism as it originated in the Third World, erupting from the specific struggles of women fighting against colonial power, for education or the vote, for safety, and against poverty and inequality.
Journalist and human rights activist Rafia Zakaria's foreword to this new edition is an impassioned letter in two parts: the first to Western feminists; the second to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784784294
SKU
V9781784784294
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Ref
99-4
About Kumari Jayawardena
Kumari Jayawardena is a leading feminist scholar, active in the women's and civil rights movements in Sri Lanka. A graduate of the London School of Economics and the Institut de Science Politique in Paris, she taught in the political science and women's studies programs at Colombo University.
Reviews for Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World
An ambitious book . valuable and compelling.
New Society
Excellently researched and interesting . well worth a read.
Everywoman
Seek out the book . Its sheer scope . not only allows for fascinating comparisons but also shows Third World women defining themselves and being influenced by other Third World women rather than in relation to the ... Read more
New Society
Excellently researched and interesting . well worth a read.
Everywoman
Seek out the book . Its sheer scope . not only allows for fascinating comparisons but also shows Third World women defining themselves and being influenced by other Third World women rather than in relation to the ... Read more