Gender Politics and Post-Communism

Name: Gender Politics and Post-Communism
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Gender Politics and Post-CommunismReflections from Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union\nAuthor(s): Nanette Funk, Magda Mueller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138388116, 978-1138388116\nSynopsis\nIn the wake of communisms decline, womens concerns had become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Yet most discussions of post-communism changes had neglected womens experiences.\n\nOriginally published in 1993, this title was the first collection of its kind, presenting original essays by women scholars, politicians, activists, and former dissidents from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, along with essays by Western feminists and scholars. They discuss gender politics during the often turbulent transition and crises of post-communism, offering vivid accounts and analyses of the conditions facing women in each country.