Gender and Culture at the Limit of Rights

Book Overview

An interdisciplinary collection, Gender and Culture at the Limit of Rights examines the potential and limitations of the "women's rights as human rights" framework as a strategy for seeking gender justice. Drawing on detailed case studies from the United States, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and elsewhere, contributors to the volume explore the specific social histories, political struggles, cultural assumptions, and gender ideologies that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812221427
• ISBN13: 9780812221428
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"