Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946-1975

by Giusi Russo

Book Overview

Women, Empires, and Body Politics at the United Nations, 1946-1975 tells the story of how women's bodies were at the center of the international politics of women's rights in the postwar period. Giusi Russo focuses on the United Nation Commission on the Status of Women and its multiple interactions with the colonial and postcolonial worlds, showing how--depending on the setting and the inquiry--liberal, imperial, and transnational feminisms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149623443X
• ISBN13: 9781496234438
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"