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Book SynopsisIncludes papers presented at the conference "Gender and Social Transformation: Global, Transnational, and Local Realities and Perspectives", Beijing, China in 2009. This title addresses topics such as: divisions of labor, migration, war and peace-building.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgment. List of Contributors. Information for Authors. Analyzing Gender, Intersectionality, and Inequality in Global, Transnational and Local Contexts. Globalization and Multiple Inequalities. Strategies of Feminist Research in a Globalized World. Masculinity Research and Global Society. A Theoretical View of the Globalizing Sex Industry: World System Position, Local Patriarchy, and State Policy in South Korea. Globalization and Locality: The Gendered Impact of the Economic Crisis on Intersectionality, Migration, and Work in China. Gender, Division of Labor, and Social Mobility in Small-Scale Restaurants in China. Gender and Labor within the Turkish Context of Local Development in the Era of Globalization. Constructing Gender Across Borders: A Transnational Approach. Transnational Migration and Transformation Among African Women in the United States: Change-agents Locally and Globally. An Intersectional Approach to the Complexity of Social Support Within German–Ukrainian Transnational Space. Social Security and Aged Widows in Conflict Situations: Social Transformation at the International Border in Northwest India. Diversity, Activism, and Global Concerns in the U.S. Peace Movement. Women's Absence in Peace-Building Policies: The Case of the Feminist Organizations in Israel. About the Authors. Analyzing Gender, Intersectionality, and Multiple Inequalities: Global, Transnational and Local Contexts. Advances In Gender Research. Advances In Gender Research. Copyright page.
