The gender politics of development : essays in hope and despair /: essays in hope and despair. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Shirin M. Rai.
• Other Names: Rai, Shirin
• Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Nationalism and Nation-Building 2. Women and the Postcolonial State 3. Theorising Gender and Democratisation 4. Mainstreaming Gender, Democratizing the State? 5. Quotas in Context 6. Feminizing Global Governance 7. Knowledge and/as Power 8. Networking across Borders Conclusion - What Hopes, Why Despair? Notes Bibliography Index
• Publisher Details: New Delhi London New York : Zubaan Zed Books Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: 305.42; Women in development; Women -- Political activity; Feminism -- Political aspects; Women -- Political activity -- Developing countries; Women -- Political activity -- India; Democratization; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory; Democratization; Feminism -- Political aspects; Women in development; Women -- Political activity; Kvinnor i politiken; Jämställdhetspolitik; Demokratisering -- genusaspekter; Statsbildning -- genusaspekter; Ontwikkelingsproblematiek; Vrouwen; Participatie; Postkolonialisme; Developing countries; India; Ontwikkelingslanden; U-länder; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848132375; 1848132379
• Related ISBNs: 1842778374; 1842778382; 8189884549; 9781842778371; 9781842778388; 9788189884543
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-208) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.