The Women's Movement In Latin America: Participation And Democracy / Edition 2

by Jane Jaquette

Overview

For those interested in democratic transition and consolidation, social movements, and gender politics, this volume is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and probing analysis available of how women's groups are helping to reshape Latin America. The contributors document and assess the remarkable wave of women's political participation in Latin Ame

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367319588
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	271
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jane S. Jaquette is professor of politics and chair of the Diplomacy and World Affairs Department at Occidental College, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

From Transition to Participation - Women's Movements and Democratic Politics, Jane S. Jaquette; The (Trans)formation of Feminism(s) and Gender Politics in Democratizing Brazil, Sonia E. Alvarez; From Dictatorship to Democracy - The Women's Movement in Chile, Patricia M. Chuchryk; Women and Democracy in Argentina, Maria del Carmen Feijoo; The Uses of Conservatism - Women's Democratic Politics in Uruguay, Carina Perelli; The Difficult Equilibrium Between Bread and Roses - Women's Organizations and Democracy in Peru, Maruja Barrig; Feminism, Revolution and Democratic Transitions in Nicaragua, Norma Stoltz Chinchilla; Women's Movements, Feminism and Mexican Politics, Carmen Ramos Escandon; Women's Political Participation - The Prospects for Democracy, Jane S. Jaquette.

Editorial Reviews

Nine essays by Latin American scholars evaluate the remarkable wave of women's political participation there over the past two decades. Case studies of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico examine the origins, evolution, and goals of women's organizations, elaborate how women's groups have adapted to the realities of democratic politics, and discuss the processes of political transition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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