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Walters, Margaret

 
9780192805102: Feminism: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10 : 019280510X ISBN 13 : 9780192805102
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Margaret Walters did a B.Litt at Oxford, went on to lecture in English at Reading University for 20 years, and is now a freelance writer and reviewer: she is currently working on a book entitled Femme Fatale for Cape, and she reviews for the TLS and the Sunday Times.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
019280510X
ISBN 13 
9780192805102
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
159
Coordonnées du fabricant
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