HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER POLITICS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC by Anne-Marie Hilsdon (Editor), Vera Mackie (Editor), Martha Macintyre (Editor) ( 9780415191739 )

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER POLITICS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

By:

Anne-Marie Hilsdon (Editor), Vera Mackie (Editor), Martha Macintyre (Editor)

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

22 June, 2000

Series:

Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies No.5

Pages:

256

Description:

Through detailed case studies drawn from the Asia-Pacific region, this text examines the critical issues raised by the embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists worldwide.

Synopsis:

In recent years, the slogan "women's rights are human rights" has become a central claim of the of the global women's movement. Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives examines the critical issues raised by this embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists worldwide. This volume challenges the conventional, ungendered and male-centred analysis of the politics of human rights and addresses the future of global feminisms. It is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about human rights and women's rights in the Asia-Pacific region.

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