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Towards Women’s Strategies in the 1990s

Challenging Government and the State

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Geertje Lycklama Nijeholt

    1. Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Geertje Lycklama à Nijeholt
    Pages 1-15

  3. The State, Religious Fundamentalism and Women in South Asia

    • Amrita Chhachhi
    Pages 16-50

  4. The Women’s Movement, the State and Health Policies in Brazil

    • Carmen Barroso
    Pages 51-70

  5. Shelter and Beyond: The State, Gendered Residential Space and Survival in Tanzania

    • Farida Sheriff
    Pages 71-96

  6. Decades of Redefinition: Reflections on Gender Roles in China

    • Elisabeth J. Croll
    Pages 97-124

  7. Towards a Feminist Perspective of Development*

    • Maria Mies
    Pages 125-145

  8. Policies and Strategies: A Reflection

    • Geertje Lycklama à Nijeholt
    Pages 146-171

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 172-182
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About this book

Provides a collection of essays which each examine a different sociological aspect of women and the environment in which they live. The essays include an examination of gender roles in China and the Women's Movement and the state in Brazil.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands

    Geertje Lycklama Nijeholt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards Women’s Strategies in the 1990s

  • Book Subtitle: Challenging Government and the State

  • Editors: Geertje Lycklama Nijeholt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12622-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-12624-8Published: 01 January 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-12622-4Published: 18 June 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 182

  • Topics: Gender Studies

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