Right-Wing Women - From Conservatives to Extremists Around the World (Hardcover)

From KKK members to Mussolini lovers, from Nazis to Fascists, and from Australia to Kenya, this collection provides a stunning portrait of women's active involvement in conservative, fascist, racist, and anti-democracy politics around the world. As the first comparative volume of international scope ever on the subject of right-wing women, this book provides a crucial understanding of the often important, but rarely acknowledged role women play in right-wing movements. Far from being mere puppets of their male counterparts, right-wing women are political actors in their own right, with varied interests and demands. These original essays provide a disturbing and complicated portrait of why women join such groups; what beliefs they hold; what they teach their children; and how their actions impact the rest of the world. Essays cover a range of topics, including: women in the KKK; fascist women in Brazil; Afrikaner nationalist women in South Africa; women of the Falange; Islamist women in Turkey; women supporters of Pinochet; women in the Nazi party; and women in Concerned Women in America, America's largest grassroots women's organization.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Paola Bacchetta • Margaret Power
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-92777-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Fascism & Nazism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-415-92777-3
Barcode:	9780415927772

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