The women, gender and development reader / edited by Nalini Visvanathan ... [et al.].

Contributor(s):

Visvanathan, Nalini, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd. ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 455 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

1848135866 (hbk. : Zed Books)
9781848135864 (hbk. : Zed Books)
1848135874 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781848135871 (pbk. : Zed Books)
9781552664278 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)
1552664279 (pbk. : Fernwood Pub.)

Other title:

Women, gender & development reader [Cover title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.409172/4 22

LOC classification:

HQ1240 .W6568 2011

Contents:

History of international development, theories and discourse of women, gender and development -- Households, families and work -- Women in the global economy -- International women in social transformation -- Women organizing themselves for change : transnational movements, local resistance.

Summary: "In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Premier University Sociology and Sustainable Development Library	305.409172/4 W872 2011	1	Available	25246
Books	Premier University Sociology and Sustainable Development Library	305.409172/4 W872 2011	2	Available	25247
Books	Premier University Law Library	305.409172/4 W872 2011	3	In transit from Premier University Law Library to Premier University Sociology and Sustainable Development Library since 26/09/2022	25248
Books	Premier University Sociology and Sustainable Development Library	305.409172/4 W872 2011	4	Available	25249
Books	Premier University Sociology and Sustainable Development Library	305.409172/4 W872 2011	5	Available	25250

First ed. published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover.

Sociology and Sustainable Development

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