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.
Synopsis
This book draws together the author's observations of the Fourth World Women's Conference, held in China in 1995, and compares the lives of U.S. Latinas with other minority women around the world.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index.
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