Contemporary Western European feminism

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Author(s): Gisela Kaplan
Edition: 1st
Publisher: New York University Press
Year: 1992

Language: English
Pages: 185
City: New York

Figures, tables and maps. Abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Western European Women: An Overview 1. The postwar movements: Their character. Their significance. Why call it the second wave? Why the new wave movements developed. Mass protest. The diversity of second-wave feminism 2. Women's status and employment: Women in the labour force. Women and technology. Women and domestic work. Women in politics. Women and civil liberty. Some hypotheses. Part 2: Some Characteristics of Individual Countries 3. Progressiveness in Scandinavia: Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Finland. Iceland. The model examined 4. Conservatism in Germanic countries: West Germany. Austria. Switzerland. The model examined 5. Fringe upheavals and creative traditionalism in France and the Netherlands: The Netherlands. France. The model examined 6. Revolutions and radicalism in Southern Europe: Portugal. Spain. Greece. Italy. The model examined Part 3: The Outlook 7. Into the 1990s: The coming Europe. Appendix: Feminist research addresses. References: Alphabetical. Cross reference by country. Index: Names and places index. Subject index.