Democracy and the rise of women's movements in Sub-Saharan Africa /
[Book]
Kathleen M. Fallon.
Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2008.
1 online resource (x, 168 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-161) and index.
Reclaiming power -- Queenmothers, colonization, and the struggle for legitimacy -- Democracy in perspective -- The iron fist -- Capturing democracy -- Big men, small girls, and the politics of power -- Women on the move.
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"Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups in furthering the democratic transformation of formerly autocratic states."--Jacket.
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Democracy and the rise of women's movements in Sub-Saharan Africa.
9780801895791
Women-- Africa, Sub-Saharan-- Social conditions.
Women and democracy-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women-- Political activity-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Political Ideologies / Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Politics and government
Social Sciences.
Women and democracy.
Women-- Political activity.
Women-- Social conditions.
Africa, Sub-Saharan, Politics and government, 1960-