Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations and Challenges

by Elizabeth Harrison, Ann Whitehead, Andrea Cornwall

Book Overview

This collection of essays by leading feminist thinkers from North and South constitutes a major new attempt to reposition feminism within development studies.

Feminism's emphasis on social transformation makes it fundamental to development studies. Yet the relationship between the two disciplines has frequently been a troubled one. At present, the way in which many development institutions function often undermines feminist intent through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842778196
• ISBN13: 9781842778197
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 8.5"