Feminist Nationalism

*Feminist Nationalism* demonstrates how feminism is redefining nationalism by presenting case studies from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Consisting of social movements and cultural ideologies, feminist nationalism links struggles for women's rights with struggles for group identity rights and/or national sovereignty in their goals of self-determination. Many analyses of nationalism assume it is identical for women and men in its definition and operation. This collection challenges that framework by placing women at the center and demonstrating how feminism is redefining nationalism both in particular cases and in the global context.

Autorentext

Lois A. West, author of Militant Labor in the Philippines (1996), is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at Florida International University. She received her Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley and her M.A. in Women's Studies from George Washington University.

Zusammenfassung
Feminist Nationalism demonstrates how feminism is redefining nationalism by presenting case studies from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Consisting of social movements and cultural ideologies, feminist nationalism links struggles for women's rights with struggles for group identity rights and/or national sovereignty in their goals of self-determination. Many analyses of nationalism assume it is identical for women and men in its definition and operation. This collection challenges that framework by placing women at the center and demonstrating how feminism is redefining nationalism both in particular cases and in the global context.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Feminism Constructs Nationalism - Lois A. West; Europe;2. Comparative Europe: Feminism and Nationalism: The European Case - Gisela Kaplan;3. Northern Ireland: Women on the Margin: The Women's Movements in Northern Ireland, 1972-1995 - Carmel Roulston;4. Balkans: Rape, Feminism, and Nationalism in the War in Yogoslav Successor States - Jill Benderly; Middle East/Central Asia/Africa;5. Afghanistan: Nationalist Agendas and Women's Rights: Conflicts in Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century -Valentine M. Hoghadam;6. Palestine: Shifting Sands: The Feminist-Nationalist Connection in the Palestinian Movement - Sherna Berger Gluck;7. South Africa: Gender and Nation-Building in South Africa - Zengie A. Mangaliso; Asia and the Pacific Islands;8. Philippines: Feminist Struggles for Feminist Nationalism in the Philippines - Lynn M. Kwiatkowski and Lois A. West;9. Korea: Integrative Feminist Politics in the Republic of Korea - Alice Yun Chai;10. Hawai'i: Feminism and Indigenous Hawaiian Nationalism - Haunani-Kay Trask; he Americas;11. Central America: Nationalism, Feminism, and Revolution in Central America - Norma Stoltz Chinchilla;12. Qubec: Feminist Nationalist Movements in Qubec: Resolving Contradictions?;13. United States: The Development of Chicana Feminist Discourse - Alma M. Garcia