| Women, Land and Authority: Perspectives from South Africa Contributor(s): Meer, Shamim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0855983752 ISBN-13: 9780855983758 Publisher: Oxfam OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.27" W x 11.7" 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The issue of land lies at the heart of South Africa's democratic transformation, but the extremity of apartheid's racial legacy is in danger of obscuring a no less pervasive oppression: that of women. This volume brings together recent research on women by the National Land Committee of South Africa. What emerges is a sharp sense of transition and crisis - and a pressing need for women's organization, to ensure that development and legislation are informed by the priorities of women, and that South Africa's land question is treated not least as a problem of gender transformation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meer, Shamim: - Shamim is a feminist activist, educator, researcher and writer. She was a co-founder of feminist publications SPEAK and Agenda. She has worked to advance social justice and women's rights in communities, within trade unions, and within development practice. She has written and edited publications on women's land rights, feminism and democracy, rights and development among others. |