Seriously! : investigating crashes and crises as if women mattered

Seriously! : investigating crashes and crises as if women mattered / Cynthia Enloe.

In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And who gets to bestow the label ""serious"" on others? With a strategy of taking both...

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Main Author: Enloe, Cynthia H., 1938-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Feminism.
Feminist theory.
Women.
Male domination (Social structure)
Financial crises.
feminism.
women (female humans)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Feminism
Feminist theory
Financial crises
Women
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Summary:In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And who gets to bestow the label ""serious"" on others? With a strategy of taking both women and gender dynamics seriously, Cynthia Enloe investigates the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair and the banking crash of 2008, the subsequent recession, as well as UN peacekeeping and the ongoing Egyptian revolution. Each case study highlights the gritty experiences of women in diverse circumstances-in banks, on the
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520956667
0520956664
1299708846
9781299708846
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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