Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism asks whether societies caught in political or social transition provide new opportunities for women, or instead, create new burdens and obstacles for them. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender ethnicity and class in a divided society. The varying experiences of women are discussed in the following countries: Northern Ireland; South Africa; the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; Yemen; Lebanon and Malaysia.

Product Description: Exploring the crucial aspects of the recent Belfast Agreement, this book brings together leading experts on the politics and constitution of Northern Ireland. For many, the Agreement represented a subtle, inclusive, and pluralist bargain; for others, it was a betrayal of the Union or, conversely, of the republican project...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Despite the staggering number of books related to the Northern Ireland political arena, most of the literature concentrates on only a few dimensions of “the conflict” and especially on constitutional policy and the on-going search for a resolution of the antagonisms...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book, for the first time anywhere, gathers the expertise of those researching women and politics in Ireland—both North and South—into a single, comprehensive and accessible textbook on the topic. Contributors are drawn from both academic and activist arenas to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Women, Ethnicity and Nationalism asks whether societies caught in political or social transition provide new opportunities for women, or instead, create new burdens and obstacles for them. Using contemporary case-studies, each author looks at the interaction of gender ethnicity and class in a divided society...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This study focuses on the subject of women and political participation in Northern Ireland. Topics discussed include: the parameters of participation; modelling participation; characterizing activists; and the personal dynamics of participation. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)