ISBN:
9780415137652
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (253 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge International Studies of Women and Place
Parallel Title:
Print version Women Divided : Gender, Religion and Politics in Northern Ireland
DDC:
305.4209416
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The ongoing Irish peace process has renewed interest in the current social and political problems of Northern Ireland. In bringing together the issues of gender and inequality, Women Divided, a title in the International Studies of Women and Place series, offers new perspectives on women''s rights and contemporary political issues. Women Divided argues that religious and political sectarianism in Northern Ireland has subordinated women. A historical review is followed by an analysis of the contemporary scene-- state, market (particularly employment patterns), family and church--and the role o
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Maps; INTRODUCTION; THE RISE AND FALL OF STORMONT; EXPLAINING THE CONFLICT; BRITISH POLICY UNDER DIRECT RULE; SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL DIVISIONS; EMPLOYMENT INEQUALITY IN THE 1990s; ENGENDERING CHANGE; WOMEN AND THE ''PEACE PROCESS''; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
