Author(s): Rita Mae Kelly (Editor), Jane H. Bayes (Editor), Mary E. Hawkesworth (Editor), Brigitte Young (Editor), Yassine Fall (Contributor), Laura Gonzalez (Contributor), Suranjana Gupta (Contributor), Seiko Hanochi (Contributor), Kinhide Mushakoji (Contributor), Marian Simms (Contributor), Arpana Sircar (Contributor), Urvashi Soni-Sinha (Contributor), Bang-Soon L. Yoon (Contributor)
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Publication Date: 14 Mar. 2001
Language: English
Print length: 280 pages
ISBN-10: 074250977X
ISBN-13: 9780742509771
Book Description
Women’s voices and experiences from around the world are brought to bear upon issues of globalization and democratization in this volume of strikingly original and diverse essays. From the Comfort Women of Japan to the Mexican maquiladoras, from the debt burdened nations of Africa to the ‘new settler societies’ of Oceania, the impact of globalizing forces and uneven democratization yields gender dislocations everywhere. This volume charts these trends with original research, first-hand interviews and surveys, and fresh theoretical perspectives. Gender regime change may be built on the understandings begun here.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This volume provides a fresh take on the international and comparative politics literature. . . . The 13 chapters represent an almost breathtaking scope of regions and issues for the book’s agenda, ranging from Oceania to Asian Indian immigrant women in the U.S. to household income in India. ― CHOICE
This volume examines three key themes that have not been looked at together in such a comprehensive fashion before and adds to the growing literature of gender, globalization, and democratization. ―
International Feminist Journal of Politics
The editors of Gender, Globalization, and Democratization do an able job of placing the case-studies in perspective, emphasizing empirical analysis rather than concerted theory-building. ―
Democratization
About the Author
Rita Mae Kelly was dean of the Social Sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas, at Richardson, and author of many books including Advances in Policy Studies Since 1950 and The Gendered Economy. Jane H. Bayes is professor of political science at the California State University in Northridge. Mary E. Hawkesworth is professor of political science and director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Brigitte Young is professor of political economy at Freie Universitat in Berlin, Germany.
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