The women's movement in Latin America : feminism and the transition to democracy

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The women's movement in Latin America : feminism and the transition to democracy

edited by Jane S. Jaquette

(Thematic studies in Latin America)

Unwin Hyman, c1989

  • : pbk

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Includes index

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This analysis of the relationship between the transition from authoritarian to democratic rule and the roles of the emerging women's movement in Latin America includes five regional case studies (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Chile) about women's role in the transition process.

Table of Contents

  • Women's movements and gender politics in the Brazilian transition, Sonia E. Alvarez
  • the challenge of constructing civil peace - women and democracy in Argentina, Maria del Carmen Feijoo
  • putting conservatism to good use - women and unorthodox politics in Uruguay, from breakdown to transition, Carina Perelli
  • the difficult equilibrium between bread and roses - women's organizations and the transition from dictatorship to democracy in Peru, Maruja Barrig
  • feminist anti-authoritarian politics - the role of women's organizations in the Chilean transition to democracy, Patricia M. Chuchryk
  • conclusion - women and the new democratic politics, Jane S.Jaquette.

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