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Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa : contesting authority / Shireen Hassim.

Author/creator Hassim, Shireen
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoMadison : University of Wisconsin Press,
Descriptionxiv, 355 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Subject(s)
Series Women in Africa and the diaspora
Contents Introduction: Autonomy and engagement in the South African women's movement -- Contesting ideologies : feminism and nationalism -- The emergence of women as a political constituency, 1979-90 -- The ANC in exile : challenging the role of women in national liberation -- The return of the ANC Women's League : autonomy abrogated -- From mothers of the nation to rights-bearing citizens : transition and its impact on the South African women's movement -- Political parties, quotas, and representation in the new democracy -- One woman, one desk, one typist : moving into the bureaucracy -- Autonomy, engagement and democratic consolidation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005011887
ISBN0299213803 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0299213846 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780299213800
ISBN9780299213848

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