Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa Contesting Authority
The transition to democracy in South Africa was one of the defining events in twentieth-century political history. The South African women’s movement is one of the most celebrated on the African continent. Shireen Hassim examines interactions between the two as she explores the gendered nature of li...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Press
2006
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| Vydání: | 1 |
| Edice: | Women in Africa and the diaspora / series editors, Stanlie James, Aili Mari Tripp |
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| ISBN: | 0299213803, 9780299213800, 0299213846, 9780299213848, 9780299213831, 0299213838 |
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- Front Matter Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Chapter 1: Contesting Ideologies: Chapter 2: The Emergence of Women as a Political Constituency: Chapter 3: The ANC in Exile: Chapter 4: The Return of the ANC Women’s League: Chapter 5: From Mothers of the Nation to Rights-Bearing Citizens: Chapter 6: Political Parties, Quotas, and Representation in the New Democracy Chapter 7: One Woman, One Desk, One Typist: Chapter 8: Autonomy, Engagement, and Democratic Consolidation Appendix A: Appendix B: Notes Bibliography Index Back Matter
- Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Contesting Ideologies -- 2. The Emergence of Women as a Political Constituency -- 3. The ANC in Exile -- 4. The Return of the ANC Women's League -- 5. From Mothers of the Nation to Rights-Bearing Citizens -- 6. Political Parties, Quotas, and Representation in the New Democracy -- 7. One Woman, One Desk, One Typist -- 8. Autonomy, Engagement, and Democratic Consolidation -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
- Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.