The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
The activism of women from Eastern Europe, particularly during the 1975 United Nations International Year of Women and the following Decade for Women, is the focus of this exploration. Kristen Ghodsee highlights the significant yet overlooked contributions of socialist women from Bulgaria and Zambia, revealing how their networks challenged the dominance of Western feminists. Through interviews and archival research, the book illustrates how the ideological rivalry between capitalism and socialism influenced contemporary women's movements globally.
Book purchase
Second World, Second Sex, Kristen R. Ghodsee
- Language
- Released
- 2019
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Second World, Second Sex
- Subtitle
- Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity during the Cold War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kristen R. Ghodsee
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 328
- ISBN13
- 9781478001812
- Category
- Political Science / Politics
- Description
- The activism of women from Eastern Europe, particularly during the 1975 United Nations International Year of Women and the following Decade for Women, is the focus of this exploration. Kristen Ghodsee highlights the significant yet overlooked contributions of socialist women from Bulgaria and Zambia, revealing how their networks challenged the dominance of Western feminists. Through interviews and archival research, the book illustrates how the ideological rivalry between capitalism and socialism influenced contemporary women's movements globally.