| Crazy for Democracy: Women in Grassroots Movements Contributor(s): Kaplan, Temma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415916631 ISBN-13: 9780415916639 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: By weaving the personal testimonies of six women activists from the United States and South Africa with newspaper accounts, government reports, feminist theory, and social philosophy, Crazy for Democracy shows that women's movements have been transforming the possibilities for democracy all over the world. In community-based social movements, women are reviving civil society by making claims to a better world for all of us. To save their neighborhoods and resist callous and oppressive governments, women have formed local citizens' organizations, demanding satisfaction of basic human needs for housing, a clean environment, and human rights as part of democracy. By bringing these women to life, Temma Kaplan affirms that activism is alive, well, and growing despite what critics may believe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 303.484 |
| LCCN: 96-18574 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 8.99" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crazy for Democracy vividly shows, through the lives of six women in the United States and South Africa, just what can be and is being accomplished to change our lives. At a time when we're depressed about democracy, pessimistic about race relations, and anxious about feminism, Crazy for Democracy vividly shows, through the lives of six women in the United States and South Africa, just what can be and is being accomplished to change our lives. In building real social movements to achieve a safe environment, win human rights, and safeguard their homes, these grassroots feminist leaders have been creating democratic institutions to achieve social justice for us all. |