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From Cape Town to Kabul : rethinking strategies for pursuing women's human rights /

Using her experience of living under apartheid and witnessing its downfall and the subsequent creation of new governments in South Africa, the author examines and compares gender inequality in societies undergoing political and economic transformation. Broad in its thematic approach, the book genera...

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Main Author: Andrews, Penelope
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]
Subjects:
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation > Afghanistan.
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation > South Africa.
Women's rights > Afghanistan.
Women's rights > South Africa.
Femmes > Droits > Afrique du Sud.
Femmes > Droits > Afghānistān.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Sex discrimination against women > Law and legislation.
Women's rights.
Afghanistan.
South Africa.
Electronic books.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Summary:Using her experience of living under apartheid and witnessing its downfall and the subsequent creation of new governments in South Africa, the author examines and compares gender inequality in societies undergoing political and economic transformation. Broad in its thematic approach, the book generates challenging and complex questions about the achievement of gender equality. It will be of interest to academics interested in gender and human rights, international and comparative law.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (viii, 221 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-213) and index.
ISBN:0754699781
140947240X
9781283705547
1283705540
9780754699781
9781409472407
Access:Open Access

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