Women in politics : gender, power and development / edited by Mariz Tadros.
| Other author | Tadros, Mariz, 1975- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Zed Books, [2014] |
| Description | x, 294 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Feminisms and development Feminisms and development. ^A1257366 |
| Contents | Introduction. Engaging politically : rethinking women's pathways to power / Mariz Tadros -- Politics as service : pathways of district assembly women in Ghana / Takyiwaa Manuh -- Exceptional women : reserved councillors in municipal corporations in Bangladesh / Sohela Hazneen, Iqbal Ehsan and Bayazid Hasan -- Ejecting women from formal politics in the 'old-new' Egypt (2011-12) / Mariz Tadros -- Local power and women's empowerment in a conflict context : Palestinian women contesting power in chaos / Islah Jad -- Pathways to political power in Sudan / Sara Abbas -- Crafting political pathways through the exclusionary Mesh in India / Kanchan Mathur -- Independent candidacy : an alternative political pathway for women in Sierra Leone? / Hussaina J. Abdullah -- Conservative modernization in Brazil : blocking local women's political pathways to power / Ana Alice Alcantara Costa and Andrea Cornwall. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014469474 |
| ISBN | 9781783600533 |
| ISBN | 1783600535 |
| ISBN | 9781783600526 |
| ISBN | 1783600527 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1236 .D44 W66 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |