Synopses & Reviews
Using her observations of the United Nation's Fourth World Women's Conference held in China in 1995 as a foundation, the author examines the history and current situation of Latinas and attempts to place them in a global context. After examining the goals, objectives, and atmosphere of the Conference, she analyzes the Chicana feminist movement and its legacy and how Chicanas have struggled to relate to the Conference and its human rights platform. She then profiles U.S. Latinas and presents data on their reality in today's world. The response to U.S. expansionist policies and the Americanization process is examined and related to the Chicana feminist movement and its legacy. An important synthesis for students and researchers in Ethnic and Race Relations and Women's Studies.
Review
The book is filled with passion and commitment born of Blea's personal experience and her scholarship. Individual chapters have useful references, and there is a selected bibliography at the end. There are insightful and informative passages throughout the volume.Close Relationships, Family, and the Life Course
Synopsis
This book draws together the author's observations of the United Nation's Fourth World Women's Conference, held in China in 1995, and compares the lives of U.S. Latina women of color around the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women
Struggling to Participate
Defining Chicana Feminism
Cultural Sovereignty
The Feminization of Racism: Challenging a Colonial Legacy
Existing in a State of Colonialization
U.S. Expansion and Resistance to the Americanization Process
Chicana Feminist Movement
Decentralizing White Patriarchy
Selected Bibliography
Index