The U.S. Women's Movement in Global Perspective

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This ambitious volume brings together original essays on the U.S. women's movement with analyses of women's movements in other countries around the world. A comparative perspective and a common themefeminism in social movement actionunite these voices in a way that will excite students and inspire further research. From the grassroots to the global, the significance of the U.S women's movement in the international arena cannot be denied. At the same time, the way in which international feminism has developedin Asia, in Latin America, in Europehas altered and expanded the landscape of the U.S. women's movement forever. These distinguished authors show us how.

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What the book offers is an excellet set of essays on feminist organizing framed clearly within the social movement literature. The research findings are relevant not only for scholars interested in feminist mobilization, but for social movement scholars in general. -- Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Reader in Social Politics and Media, Loughborough University; Editor-in-Chief of Social Movement Studies, UK * International Feminist Journal of Politics *
A good introduction for those seeking to learn more about the U.S. feminist movement and feminist organizing in several other countries. * Mobilization *

Author Bio

Lee Ann Banaszak is associate professor of political science and women's studies at The Pennsylvania State University.