Women in the Third World: Gender Issues in Rural and Urban Areas

by Sylvia H. Chant and Lynne Brydon

Women in the Third World provides an up-to-date general account and review of research on the roles and status of women in contemporary Third World societies. The book focuses on four major themes of underdevelopment which have particular relevance for gender roles and relations: the household, production, reproduction and policy. These issues are illustrated with material from rural and urban areas in all parts of the Third World. The book summarizes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813514711
• ISBN13: 9780813514710
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"