Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-270) and index.
Contents
From feminine guerrillas to feminist revolutionaries -- "Building the new fatherland, we create the new woman": gender politics in Sandinista Nicaragua -- Reacting to the revolution : feminist and antifeminist politics in post-Sandinista Nicaragua -- Feminists break away in El Salvador -- Conquering the space that is ours: women, civil society, and the Zapatista rebellion -- Feminism and revolutionary movements in comparative perspective.