Feminism and the legacy of revolution
Subtitle: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas
By: Karen Kampwirth
Contributors: Kampwirth, Karen, 1964-
Series: Ohio University research in international studies. Latin America series -- no. 43; Research in international studies -- no. 43
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Women political activists -- Latin America; Women revolutionaries -- Latin America; Feminists -- Latin America; Feminism -- Latin America
Description: "Drawing on more than two hundred interviews with women in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and the Mexican state of Chiapas, Karen Kampwirth tells the story of how the guerrilla wars led to the rise of feminism, why certain women became feminists, and what sorts of feminist movements they built. Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution explores how the violent politics of guerrilla struggle were related to the peaceful politics of feminism. It considers the gains, losses, and internal conflicts within revolutionary women's organizations." "Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution challenges old assumptions regarding revolutionary movements and the legacy of those movements for the politics of daily life. It will appeal to a broad, interdisciplinary audience in political science, sociology, anthropology, women's studies, and Latin American studies, as well as general readers with an interest in international feminism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Companion vol. to Women & guerrilla movements

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-270) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction : from feminine guerrillas to feminist revolutionaries; title: "Building the new fatherland, we create the new woman" : gender politics in Sandinista Nicaragua; title: Reacting to the revolution : feminist and antifeminist politics in post-Sandinista Nicaragua; title: Feminists break away in El Salvador; title: Conquering the space that is ours : women, civil society, and the Zapatista rebellion; title: Feminism and revolutionary movements in comparative perspective