Globalization, Women, and Health in the Twenty-First Century

✍ Scribed by IIona Kickbusch, Kari A. Hartwig, Justin M. List (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Leaves: 273
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Understanding Gender, Health, and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 9-27
Philosophy and Religion: Do Activists for Women’s Health Need Them?....Pages 29-45
The Pathways between Trade Liberalization and Reproductive Health: A Review of the Literature and Some Propositions for Research and Action....Pages 47-94
Globalization, Health, and the Engendering of Resistance in Everyday Life....Pages 95-133
Women, Health, and Globalization: A Critical Social Movement Perspective....Pages 135-166
A Comfortable Home: Globalization and Changing Gender Roles in the Fight against HIV/AIDS....Pages 167-199
Opening a Global Gold Mine: Globalization, Gender, and Transnational Tobacco Companies....Pages 201-233
The Case for Women’s Health Research in the United States: Grassroots Efforts, Legislative Change, and Scientific Development....Pages 235-254
Back Matter....Pages 255-265

✦ Subjects

International Relations; Gender Studies; Political Sociology; Political Science; Globalization

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