Gender Politics in Latin America: Debates in Theory and Practice [Paperback]

Elizabeth Dore (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0853459762 | ISBN-13: 978-0853459767 | Publication Date: January 1, 1997

The essays analyze the gendered politics of state power, language, culture, history, social movements, human rights, and knowledge.

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Ably edited by Elizabeth Dore, Gender Politics In Latin America is a compilation of multidisciplinary contributions by some of the most knowledgeable contributors available on the subject of contemporary Latin American gender politics. Ricardo Cicerchia writes on family patterns, Elizabeth Dore on the stereotype of the patriarchal household, Jean Franco on recent trends in North nd South feminist theory, Elizabeth Jelin on gendering of human rights, Muriel Nazzari on sex/gender arrangements and class, Carmen Ramos Escandon on reading gender in history, Nanneke Redclift on new vehicles for women's emancipation, William Rowe on the poetry of Carmen Olle, and Deborah Shaw on Latin American women's writing. Gender Politics In Latin America is highly recommended for Latin American Studies, Women's Studies, and Multicultural Studies reading lists and library reference collections. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Elizabeth Dore lives in England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0853459762
• ISBN-13: 978-0853459767
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,658,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Gender Politics in Latin America: Debates in Theory and Practice (Paperback)

Gender Politics in Latin America, edited by Elizabeth Dore, successfully challenges past approaches to Latin American feminist studies. The contributing authors, all left leaning, use a multi-disiplinary tactic to dispel past myths and call for a more diverse and complete approach to feminist studies. With this new method, they motivate the need to change the writing of history and to mobilize all classes of women in the name of equality rather than survival. Although, not perfect, a good text on modern approaches to feminism in Latin America.