Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism: The Politics of Transition

by Rick Wilford

Book Overview

Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism asks whether societies caught in political or social transition provide new opportunities for women, or instead, create new burdens and obstacles for them. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender ethnicity and class in a divided society. The varying experiences of women are discussed in the following countries: Northern Ireland; South Africa; the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415171377
• ISBN13: 9780415171373
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"