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Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa contesting authority  Cover Image E-book E-book

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

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  • Physical Description: xiv, 355 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006.

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General Note:
Multi-User.
CatMonthString:january.23
CatMonthString:may.24
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2009. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access restricted by subscription.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by American Council of Learned Societies.
Subject: Women > South Africa > Societies and clubs.
Women > Political activity > South Africa.
Women and democracy > South Africa.
Feminism > South Africa.
South Africa > Politics and government > 20th century.


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