Rural gender relations : issues and case studies /

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Imprint:Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Publishing, c2006.
Description:viii, 374 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5930585
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Other authors / contributors:Bock, Bettina B. (Bettina Barbara), 1960-
Shortall, S.
ISBN:0851990304 (alk. paper)
9780851990309
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Introduction: Rural Gender Studies in North and South
  • Part I. Gender and Farming
  • 2. Gender and Farming: An Overview
  • 3. Gender Relations and Livelihood Strategies
  • 4. Commodity Production and Farm Women's Work
  • 5. Farm Women in Slovenia
  • 6. The Informalization of Farm Employment
  • 7. Women and Sustainable Agriculture
  • 8. Gender at the Border
  • Part II. Gender and Rural Migration
  • 9. Gender and Rural Migration: An Overview
  • 10. The Gendered Impact of Drought
  • 11. Rural Idylls or Boring Places?
  • 12. Rural Immigrations and Female Employment
  • Part III. Gender and Rural Politics
  • 13. Gender and Rural Politics: An Overview
  • 14. Gender and Rural Development Budgets
  • 15. Collective Action among Rural Women in India
  • 16. CAP Regulations and Farm Household Relations
  • Part IV. Rurality and Gender Identity
  • 17. Rurality and Gender Identity: An Overview
  • 18. Rural Women and the Environment
  • 19. Economic Status and Gender Roles
  • 20. Rural Health and Well-Being
  • 21. Embodying Family Farm Work
  • 22. Queer Countryside Revisited
  • Part V. Conclusions
  • 23. Conclusions-Future Directions
  • Index