This incisive work provides a comparative political analysis of the
women's movement in England, the United States, and Sweden from the
1960s to the present. Based on extensive interviews in each of the
three countries, Feminism and Politics focuses not only on the
internal dynamics of the movements themselves, but also on the
relationship of feminist politics to the political process as a
whole and to the economic and ideological context. Joyce Gelb finds
that differences in the feminist movements in each country relate
to systemic and cultural differences. In Britain the closed nature
of the political system has greatly narrowed opportunities for
feminist political activities. By contrast, the feminist movement
in the United States has enjoyed relative autonomy and success,
primarily because it has been unconstrained by the necessity of
working through existing groups such as unions and political
parties. In Sweden Gelb finds a situation in which the state has
implemented many feminist policies but has allowed little
ideological or political space for an autonomous movement. In its
scope and analysis, Feminism and Politics offers a valuable
perspective on women's political activities. This title is part of
UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of
California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest
minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist
dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed
scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology.
This title was originally published in 1989.
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