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Author Zippel, Kathrin S.

Title The politics of sexual harassment : a comparative study of the United States, the European Union, and Germany / Kathrin S. Zippel.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-247) and index.
Contents Sexual harassment and gender equality -- Equality through litigation: sexual harassment in the United States -- Diffusion through supranational actors: sexual harassment in the European Union -- The political path of adoption: feminists and the German state -- "Good behavior versus mobbing": employer practices in Germany and the United States -- Social movements, institutions, and the politics of sexual harassment -- Appendix A: List of cited interviews -- Appendix B: Data collection.
Summary Kathrin Zippel explores the globalization and diffusion of the concept of sexual harassment from the US to Europe, and the different paths countries have embarked on to change employers' practices and the culture in the workplace. Comparative and uniquely comprehensive, it will appeal to students and scholars alike.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Sexual harassment -- United States.
Sexual harassment.
United States.
Sexual harassment -- Germany.
Germany.
Sexual harassment -- European Union countries.
European Union countries.
Sexual harassment -- Government policy -- United States.
Sexual harassment -- Government policy.
Sexual harassment -- Government policy -- Germany.
Sexual harassment -- Government policy -- European Union countries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Sexual harassment.
Other Form: Print version: Zippel, Kathrin S. Politics of sexual harassment. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521847168 0521609941 (OCoLC)62132906
ISBN 0511161557 (electronic book)
9780511161551 (electronic book)
0511191405 (electronic book)
9780511191404 (electronic book)
0511160259
9780511160257
0511160828
9780511160820
9780511489112 (electronic book)
0511489110 (electronic book)
0521609941 (Paper)
0521847168 (Cloth)
9780521609944 (paperback)
9780521847162 (hardback)