| No More Heroines?: Russia, Women and the Market Contributor(s): Bridger, Sue (Author), Kay, Rebecca (Author), Pinnick, Kathryn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415124603 ISBN-13: 9780415124607 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1995 Annotation: "No More Heroines" deals with the changes in the image of Russian women in the imaginations that occurred after the collapse of Soviet rule and the emergence of independent Russia. The robust tractor drivers and athletes have been replaced by glamorous but vulnerable beauty queens or the disheveled woman trading goods on the street. "No More Heroines" takes a close look at what lies behind these images and how Russian women are coping with a very difficult sort of life. It looks at effect of unemployment on Russian women and how they are coping with it. The authors examine why women have been targeted for redundancy and the problems they face in the emerging Russian labor market. It explores the response of the state, a range of women's organizations and of individual women themselves to the new situation. Based on case studies and personal interviews carried out in the Moscow region in 1993-1994, "No More Heroines" provides access to the thinking of women and their organizations in Russia today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.409 |
| LCCN: 95019881 |
| Series: Women and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.66 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the collapse of Soviet rule and the emergence of independent Russia, the image of Russian women in the Western imagination has changed dramatically. The robust tractor drivers and athletes have been replaced by glamorous but vulnerable beauty queens or the dishevelled and downcast women trading goods on the streets. The authors of this work take a closer look at what lies behind the above images and how Russian women are coping with a very different sort of life. The main focus is on the effect of unemployment on Russian women and how they are coping with it. Based on case studies and personal interviews carried out in the Moscow region in 1993-94, No More Heroines? will provide both specialist and non-specialist alike with access to the thinking of women and their organisations in Russia today. |
