Women in a Globalizing World

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781771330978

Canadian and international authors offer ground-breaking work in this

collection that brings together almost seventy articles by formative

feminist writers, researchers, activists and visionaries to illuminate

the profound&nbsp;<span class="il">globalizing</span>&nbsp;processes of our time.&nbsp;Critical analyses of current<span class="il"> globalization</span>&nbsp;and

possible alternatives are presented in the context of global feminist

dialogue and activism since the 1980s.&nbsp; Together, the articles provide a

comprehensive overview of the agenda and processes of neo-liberal&nbsp;<span class="il">globalization</span>;&nbsp;<span class="il">women</span>’s

activist responses to the consequent environmental and social

destruction; and visionary feminist alternatives and worldviews. As well

as&nbsp;<span class="il">women</span>’s studies courses, this collection

will be an indispensable resource for teachers seeking

globally-informed, gender-, race-, class-, and Indigenous- aware

Canadian resources for the study of sociology, international

development, environmental studies, political economy,&nbsp;<span class="il">women</span>’s

human rights, labour studies, social policy, social work, international

relations, migration/immigration, violence, poverty, militarism,

colonialism and post-colonialism, social movements, global feminisms,

peace, community organizing, sustainability and alternative

possibilities.