Andrea Cornwall ac146@soas.ac.uk
Editor
Feminisms in development: contradictions, contestations and challenges
Contributors
Elizabeth Harrison
Editor
Ann Whitehead
Editor
Abstract
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 bureaucratic structures and unequal power quotients. Moreover, the seeming intractability of inequalities and injustice in developing countries have presented feminists with some enormous challenges. Here, emphasizing the importance of a plurality of approaches, the authors argue for the importance of what 'feminisms' have to say to development. Confronting the enormous challenges for feminisms in development studies, this book provides real hope for dialogue and exchange between feminisms and development.
Citation
Cornwall, A., Harrison, E., & Whitehead, A. (Eds.). (2007). Feminisms in development: contradictions, contestations and challenges. Zed Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350220089
Book Type | Edited Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Feb 6, 2012 |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
ISBN | 9781842778197 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350220089 |
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