African women's movements
Subtitle: transforming political landscapes
By: edited by Isabel Casimiro ... [et al.].
Contributors: Casimiro, Isabel.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521879309; 9780521704908
Subjects: Feminism -- Africa.; Women's rights -- Africa.; Women in politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historic influences on contemporary women's movements; title: The rise of the new women's movements; title: The challenge of new women's movements; title: Women's movements and constitutional and legislative challenges; title: In pursuit of equal political representation; title: Engendering the state bureaucracy; title: Women's movements negotiating peace.