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~ Pamela Paxton (Author), Melanie M. Hughes (Author)
Key Phrases: electoral law quotas, constitutional quotas, political party quotas, United States, Latin America, United Nations (more...)
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"Paxton and Hughes have put together a brilliant and detailed account of the current status of women's position in politics and women's political representation across diverse countries and regions of the world." (Padmini Swaminathan The Hindu )


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Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women’s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women’s political power from around the world.

Key Features  
  • Contains case studies from all over the world: Examples of women’s political power are provided from various countries and regions.
  • Includes the latest information available on women in politics: The newest thinking in the field is presented including discussions of gender quotas, international influences, and women and war.
  • Provides numerous visual descriptives: Charts, maps, and tables give visual overviews of the substantial variation in women’s access to political power around the world, the growth in women’s political power over time, and the causes of women’s political representation.
  • Offers a multidisciplinary perspective: Theories and approaches are drawn from political science, sociology, women’s studies, and comparative studies.
  • Situates the United States in comparative perspective: Looking at the world as a whole helps to illustrate that the U.S. is just in the "middle of the pack" in terms of women’s political representation.

Intended Audience  
This book is a perfect core or supplementary text for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses such as Women and Politics; Women and Political Leadership; Gender and Power; Political Sociology; and Sociology of Women in the departments of sociology, political science, women’s studies, and international relations. (20080814)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Pine Forge Press; illustrated edition edition (March 6, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1412927420
  • ISBN-13: 978-1412927420
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #144,854 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An easy read, full of information, September 4, 2009
This book was eye-opening and interesting. This is a book you can read for your own enrichment without the need of a professor to explain it. I read this book for a gender studies class, and I loved it. It was nice to have major deffinitions written bold in the text. and instead of keeping relevent stories in the text and rambling on, they are placed in their own boxes which make it more fun to read and easier to grasp the realavence of the topics discussed. The table of contents does a good job of explaining the different sections; if you want to find something quickly its all right there. I like how she keeps to the facts and doesn't push her views, but its hard to see another side to these issues becasue she does a good job proving her points. I also had to read Gender Inequality by Judith Lorber... it was full of info, but a difficult read. Both books work nicely together. but its impossible to read Lorber without a professor to explain what it all means.
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