Synopses & Reviews
In this insightful new book, Tine Destrooper analyzes the political projects of feminist activists in light of their experience as former revolutionaries. She compares the Guatemalan and Nicaraguan experience to underline the importance of ethnicity for womens activism during and after the civil conflict.
The first part of the book traces the influence of armed conflict on contemporary womens activism, by combining an analysis of womens personal histories with an analysis of structural and contextual factors. This critical analysis forms the basis of the second part of the book, which discusses several alternative forms of womens activism rooted in indigenous practices
Combining a mico- and macro-level analysis to present a sound understanding of womens activism post-conflict, this Come Hell or High Water is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and todays feminist activists.
Synopsis
In this insightful new book Destrooper examines the relationship between revolutionary politics and feminist struggles in Latin America.
Synopsis
This book sets out to understand the relationship between revolutionary armed conflicts and the political projects of contemporary feminist activists. Comparing the Guatemalan and Nicaraguan experience, Destrooper analyses womens personal histories in light of structural and contextual factors. Among other insights, she discovers in the process the importance of ethnicity for womens activism during and after civil conflicts.
About the Author
Tine Destrooper, Ph.D. European University Institute (1986), is currently a researcher and guest professor at the universities of Leiden and Antwerp. She specializes in issues of gender, post-conflict societies, social mobilization and policy influencing in Central America and Europe