The Costa Rican Womens Movement: A Reader (Pitt Latin American Studies) (Paperback)

~ Ilse Abshagen Leitinger (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Costa Rican Women's Movement: A Reader provides an insider's view of the women's movement in one small but quintessential Latin American society. It collects the voices of forty-one diverse women (some radical, others strongly conservative, and most ranging in between) as they write about their lives and their experiences working for change within the Costa Rican community. Their voices resonate with those involved in the women's movement worldwide and provide invaluable first-hand accounts for students in women's studies courses. The articles are arranged thematically and include definitions of feminism in Costa Rica, women in Costa Rican history, legal equality, discrimination, women in the arts, and the status of women's studies. Brief biographies of each author underscore the leadership of Costa Rican women in Latin American feminism. The founders and editors of Mujer, one of the most influential feminist journals in Latin America, are among the authors represented here. The Costa Rican Women's Movement: A Reader is an invaluable addition to the growing body of international feminist literature and history. -- Midwest Book Review

Review

“Thirty-four short essays, translated by the editor, peovide perspectives on the women’s movement and feminism in Costa Rica during the early 1990s [focusing on] various theoretical positions informing the women’s movement in Costa Rica; women in Costa Rican history;  the legal  status of women; aspects of discrimination . . . as well as violence against women in the family; women’s organizations; feminsim in the arts; and the evolving status of women’s studies.”
--Journal of Economic Literature

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; 1 edition (April 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822955431
• ISBN-13: 978-0822955436
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #532,636 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)