Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives: 5 (Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415191734 ISBN 13: 9780415191739

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

In recent years, the slogan "women's rights are human rights" has become a central claim of the of the global women's movement. Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives examines the critical issues raised by this embracing and expansion of the human rights discourse by feminists worldwide.
This volume challenges the conventional, ungendered and male-centred analysis of the politics of human rights and addresses the future of global feminisms. It is essential reading for all those interested in learning more about human rights and women's rights in the Asia-Pacific region.

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About the Author

Anne-Marie Hilsdon is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Sociology,
Martha Macintyre is Senior Lecturer in Medical Anthropology,
Vera Mackie is Foundation Professor of Japanese Studies, at Curtin University, Australia,
Maila Stivens is Director of Women's Studies, both based at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415191734
• ISBN 13: 9780415191739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Hilsdon Anne-Marie, Macintyre Martha, Mackie Vera, Stivens Maila