The U.S. Women's Movement in Global Perspective
Contributions by Lisa Baldez, Maryann Barakso, Jo Freeman, Joyce Gelb, David S. Meyer, Celeste Montoya, Carol Nechemias, Jo Reger, Belinda Robnett, Deana Rohlinger, Barbara Ryan, Suzanne Staggenborg, Nancy Whittier Edited by Lee Ann Banaszak
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Publication date:
29 September 2005Length of book:
288 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9780742519312
This ambitious volume brings together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common theme—feminism in social movement action—unite these voices in a way that will excite students and inspire further research. From the grassroots to the global, the significance of the U.S women's movement in the international arena cannot be denied. At the same time, the way in which international feminism has developed—in Asia, in Latin America, in Europe—has altered and expanded the landscape of the U.S. women's movement forever. These distinguished authors show us how.
What the book offers is an excellet set of essays on feminist organizing framed clearly within the social movement literature. The research findings are relevant not only for scholars interested in feminist mobilization, but for social movement scholars in general.