Women's organizations and democracy in South Africa :
General Material Designation
[Book]
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contesting authority /
First Statement of Responsibility
Shireen Hassim
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Madison :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Wisconsin Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 355 p. ;
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23 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Women in Africa and the diaspora
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-339) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Feminism-- South Africa
Women and democracy-- South Africa
Women-- Political activity-- South Africa
Women-- South Africa-- Societies and clubs
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
South Africa, Politics and government, 20th century