Margaret Walters: Feminism: A Very Short Introduction
Feminism: A Very Short Introduction
Buch
- A Very Short Introduction
- Oxford University Press, 10/2005
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780192805102
- Bestellnummer: 2086115
- Umfang: 176 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2005
- Gewicht: 155 g
- Maße: 175 x 141 mm
- Stärke: 11 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 27.10.2005
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Beschreibung
How much have women's lives really changed? In the West women still come up against the 'glass ceiling' at work, most earning considerably less than their male counterparts. What are we to make of the now commonplace insistence that feminism deprives men of their rights and dignities? And how does one tackle the issue of female emancipation in different cultural and economic environments - in, for example, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent, and Africa?This book provides an historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots as well as key issues including voting rights, the liberation of the sixties, and its relevance today. Margaret Walters touches on the difficulties and inequities that women still face more than forty years after the 'new wave' of 1960s feminism, such as how successful women are at combining domesticity, motherhood, and work outside the house. She brings the subject completely up to date by providing an analysis
of the current situation of women across the globe, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries.