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What can revolutions do for women? For decades, feminists and revolutionaries have posed this question. Extending the dialogue on any issue, however, is not always a matter of providing more answers; sometimes it is a case of asking new questions. In The Revolution Question, Julie D. Shayne does just that. Rather than asking what revolutions can do for women she ask: What do woman do for revolutions and, moreover, how does revolution relate to feminism? Through an analysis of recent revolutionary movements in El Salvador, Chile, and Cuba, Shayne documents the roles of women in armed and unarmed political activities and argues that women contribute to and participate in revolutionary movements in ways that are quite distinct from men. She suggests that despite the fact that women's political contributions tend to be seen as less important than those of their male comrades, the roles that women play are actually quite significant to the expansion of revolutionary movements. Shayne also explains how, given the convergence of political and ideological factors, feminism is often born in the wake of revolutionary movements.
"The Revolution Question is a thoughtful and compelling examination of why feminism matters to social change. Until everyone who believes we must change our world realizes its significance, there will be no soci change."-Margaret Randall, auth of When I Look into the Mirror and See You: Women, Terror & Resistance; "Scholars and students will find [Shayne's] extensive interviews to be valuable and thought-provokir making this book an excellent resource for the classroom."-Karen Kampwirth, associate professor of political science and chair of the Latin American stud program, Knox College"
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| List of Acronyms | p. xi |
| Introduction: Femininity, Revolution, and Feminism | p. 1 |
| Gender and the Revolutionary Struggle in El Salvador, 1979-1992 | p. 19 |
| Feminism in Postwar El Salvador, 1992-1999 | p. 46 |
| The Tenure of Salvador Allende through a Feminist Lens, 1970-1973 | p. 67 |
| Dictatorship, Democracy, and Feminism in Post-Allende Chile, 1973-1999 | p. 90 |
| The Cuban Insurrection through a Feminist Lens, 1952-1959 | p. 115 |
| The Women's Movement in Postinsurrection Cuba, 1959-1999 | p. 135 |
| Conclusion: Unity-Inspired Divisions | p. 159 |
| Time Lines | p. 169 |
| Notes | p. 177 |
| References | p. 187 |
| Index | p. 203 |
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ISBN: 9780813534831
ISBN-10: 0813534836
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 19th August 2004
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
x 1.0
Weight (kg): 0.431
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