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9781856494250: Power, Reproduction and Gender: The Inter-Generational Transfer of Knowledge
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ISBN 10 : 185649425X ISBN 13 : 9781856494250
Editeur : Zed Books Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This comparative study of women‘s empowerment, sexuality and reproductive rights explores issues that are fundamental to the debate on population and gender. Drawing on material from a wide varieties of societies all immersed in deep change, the contributors investigate when and why people change their reproductive and sexual behaviour, and how knowledge is transferred within and between the generations. They confront the ethical dilemma for feminist researchers and activists: can we change cultural knowledge, codes and practice in this field, and should we? Tensions arise in acknowledging both that family planning knowledge and practice have forced change on to different cultures with little regard for the potential impact, but that the techniques and knowledge can be, in themselves, of great use to women. This book highlights tensions and concerns which are too often blithely ignored.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wendy Harcourt is a feminist researcher and activist working at the Society for International Development in Rome Italy as senior advisor and chief editor of the quarterly journal Development. Since 1988 she has built up the journal to be one of the most honest and critical quarterly publications on development. Born in Australia she now lives in Italy and is actively engaged in global feminist politics through her work with Women in Development Europe, European Feminist Forum and the Feminist Dialogues. Her work and commitment to global gender justice has taken her around the world teaming up with UN policy makers, research institutes, women's groups and social justice movements. She has written extensively on globalization and development from a gender perspective. Body Politics in Development is her first full-length book and won the 2010 FWSA Book Prize.

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Éditeur
Zed Books Ltd
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
185649425X
ISBN 13 
9781856494250
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Éditeur
Harcourt Wendy
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Personne responsable
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