Women in Contemporary Culture: Roles and identities in France and Spain Contributor(s): Twomey, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841500402 ISBN-13: 9781841500409 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $21.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
Dewey: 305.420 |
LCCN: 2001276685 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 185 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - French |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Dealing with current events in France and Spain, this is the only comparative study of its kind, investigating how women construct their identities within the public sphere and highlighting the ways in which traditional or modern values impact on female identity in these countries. Which female figures are proposed for our admiration? Who proposes them and what values do they represent? This is an evaluation of womens lives at the end of the 20th Century the Century of Women celebrating the achievements and looking to opportunities presented by the century to come. |