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Woman-Nation-State

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Nira Yuval-Davis

    1. Thames Polytechnic, UK

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  2. Floya Anthias

    1. Thames Polytechnic, UK

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  3. Jo Campling
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This book examines the place of women within ethnic and national communities in nine different societies, and the ways in which the state intervenes in their lives. Contributions from a group of scholars examine the situations in their religious, economic and historical context.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Floya Anthias, Nira Yuval-Davis
    Pages 1-15

  3. ‘Oh to be in England’: the British Case Study

    • Francesca Klug
    Pages 16-35

  4. Women, Nation and the State in Australia

    • Marie de Lepervanche
    Pages 36-57

  5. Mothers of the Nation: a Comparative Analysis of Nation, Race and Motherhood in Afrikaner Nationalism and the African National Congress

    • Deborah Gaitskell, Elaine Unterhalter
    Pages 58-78

  6. Sexuality and Economic Domination in Uganda

    • Christine Obbo
    Pages 79-91

  7. National Reproduction and ‘the Demographic Race’ in Israel

    • Nira Yuval-Davis
    Pages 92-109

  8. Women and Reproduction in Iran

    • Haleh Afshar
    Pages 110-125

  9. Women and the Turkish State: Political Actors or Symbolic Pawns

    • Deniz Kandiyoti
    Pages 126-149

  10. Women and Nationalism in Cyprus

    • Floya Anthias
    Pages 150-167

  11. Women as the Family: the Foundation of a New Italy?

    • Lesley Caldwell
    Pages 168-183

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 184-185
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Thames Polytechnic, UK

    Nira Yuval-Davis, Floya Anthias

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Woman-Nation-State

  • Editors: Nira Yuval-Davis, Floya Anthias, Jo Campling

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19865-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Nira Yuval-Davis and Floya Anthias 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-45803-7Published: 21 April 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-19865-8Published: 21 April 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 185

  • Topics: Gender Studies, Political Science

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