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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Leadership from the Margins describes and analyzes the unique leadership styles and challenges facing the women leaders of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador. Based on ethnographic research, Serena Cosgrove's analysis offers a nuanced account of the distinct struggles facing women, and how differences of class, political ideology, and ethnicity have informed their outlook and organizing strategies. Using a gendered lens, she reveals the power and potential of women's leadership to impact the direction of local, regional, and global development agen. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Women and civil society leadership in Latin America -- The emergence of civil society in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador -- Argentina -- Chile -- El Salvador -- Policy implications of women's civil society leadership in Latin America. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Political activity -- Latin America.
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Women -- Political activity. |
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Latin America. |
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Leadership in women -- Latin America.
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Leadership in women. |
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Women in development -- Latin America.
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Women in development. |
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Civil society -- Latin America.
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Civil society. |
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Social movements -- Latin America.
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Social movements. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Social movements. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Cosgrove, Serena. Leadership From the Margins : Women and Civil Society Organizations in Argentina, Chile and El Salvador. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2010 9780813547992 |
| ISBN |
9780813550404 (electronic book) |
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0813550408 (electronic book) |
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0813547997 |
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0813548004 |
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9780813547992 |
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9780813548005 |
| Standard No. |
9786613383273 |
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