The Politics of Gender A Survey [Paperback]

The Politics of Gender: A Surveyoffers information and analysis of this multidisciplinary topic from a variety of perspectives, giving a thorough overview. This unbiased survey is of interest to students, academics, business people and general researchers.

Essay chapters written by experts in the field of gender research, assembled by the editor, focus on a thought provoking selection of issues. The essays include contributions on Hobbess critique of patriarchy, Romani women in Eastern and Central Europe, gender and genocide, gender and climate change, gender and international relations and masculinity in Hollywood movies.

An A-Z glossary provides reference of terms, issues, theories, personalities, organizations etc. in the field of the politics of gender. Cross referenced for ease of use, entries include abortion, ethnic cleansing, the International Bill of Rights, liberal feminism, post-modernism, reproductive health, ecofeminism, equal access, sex tourism and women in development.

Introduction:The Politics of Gender Yoke-Lian Lee  Not a Woman Hater: Hobbes's Critique of Patriarchy  Glen Newey  Politics of Difference and Activism at Intersections: Romani Women in Eastern and Central Europe Lena J. Kruckenberg  Class, Violence and Masculinity in Hollywood Movies: A Neo-Marxian Meta-narrative Vassilis K. Fouskas  The Gender Politics of International Relations Jill Steans  Plus ?a (Climate) Change, Plus ?a la M?me (Masculinist) Chose: Gender Politics and the Discourses of Climate Change Sherilyn MacGregor  The Politics of Gender: The Case of the Female Trafficked Migrant Sharron A. FitzGerald  Feminist Imperialism: Travel Writing alc%