{"product_id":"gender-in-georgia-feminist-perspectives-on-culture-nation-and-history-in-the-south-caucasus-9781800732209","title":"Gender in Georgia: Feminist Perspectives on","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAs Georgia seeks to reinvent itself as a nation-state in the post-Soviet period, Georgian women are maneuvering, adjusting, resisting and transforming the new economic, social and political order. In \u003cem\u003eGender in Georgia\u003c\/em\u003e, editors Maia Barkaia and Alisse Waterston bring together an international group of feminist scholars to explore the socio-political and cultural conditions that have shaped gender dynamics in Georgia from the late 19th century to the present. In doing so, they provide the first-ever woman-centered collection of research on Georgia, offering a feminist critique of power in its many manifestations, and an assessment of women’s political agency in Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book is recommended reading to anybody interested in Georgia with a broad variety of topics where every reader can find something interesting.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• East European Politics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“While academic in style, the book is suitable for a wider audience. The range of methodology and sources used are its main assets. The book will be of interest to researchers, students and practitioners in the fields of gender studies, identities, East European studies and post-socialism. Overall, the book is an ambitious attempt to cover broad themes and topics pertaining to gender in Georgia.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Europe-Asia Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eGender in Georgia \u003cem\u003eis, frankly, a delightful example of scholarly explorations of identity and gender in a tumultuous political environment. It would be a welcome addition for courses on identity and gender. For feminist scholars and students generally, its interdisciplinary and methodological diversity offers a master class on addressing a single question from a variety of perspectives and angles. For those of us who are interested in Georgia, this a necessary work that not only highlights the challenges faced by women and LGBT communities there, but also is a testament to the resilience and strength of those who find paths forward.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Gender \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a remarkably frank, thought-provoking and—to this reader—inspiring examination of gender in Georgia…The collection shows gender in Georgia as a social and political construct, as an experience, and as a powerful analytical tool through which to assess Georgia’s past and present. It is a much needed and welcome contribution to the field.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Women East-West Newsletter (Association for Women in Slavic Studies)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This edited volume provides the first collection of essays exploring gender in Georgia covering the period from the late nineteenth century to the present. As a collection, the volume is valuable reading for anyone with an interest in the complex and contested configurations of gender categories, identities, experiences, and agency in Georgia (and beyond), and for their relation to history, power, nation, and geo-politics.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Slavic Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This volume is a wonderful and essential contribution to an understudied but critical area of interest.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Fran Mascia-Lees\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rutgers University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contextualizing Gender in Georgia: Nation, Culture, Power and Politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlisse Waterston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: POWER AND POLITICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pioneer Women: “Herstories” of Feminist Movements in Georgia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLela Gaprindashvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003e“The Country of the Happiest Women”?: Ideology and Gender in Soviet Georgia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaia Barkaia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003e“The West” and Georgian “Difference”: Discursive Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Georgia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTamar Tskhadadze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eOvercoming the “Delay” Paradigm:  New Approaches to Socialist Women’s Activism in Georgia and Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMagdalena Grabowska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eWomen’s Political Representation in Post-Soviet Georgia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKetevan Chkheidze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: VIOLENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Domestic Violence Challenge to Soviet Women’s Empowerment Policies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTamar Sabedashvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eDomestic Violence in Georgia: State and Community Responses, 2006-2015\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNino Javakhishvili and Nino Butsashvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eRemembering the Past: Narratives of Displaced Women from Abkhazia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNargiza Arjevanidze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eDisplacement, State Violence and Gender Roles: The Case of Internally Displaced and Violence-Affected Georgian Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoanna Regulska, Beth Mitchneck, and Peter Kabachnik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: IDENTITIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND RESISTANCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eImages of “The New Woman” in Soviet Georgian Silent Films\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSalome Tsopurashvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eGender Equality: Still a Disputed Value in Georgian Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNana Sumbadze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eGeorgian Women Migrants: Experiences Abroad and at Home\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTamar Zurabishvili, Maia Mestvirishvili and Tinatin Zurabishvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eBeing Transgender in Georgia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNatia Gvianishvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eTracing the LGBT Movement in the Republic of Georgia: Stories of Activists\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Rekhviashvili\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElizabeth Cullen Dunn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default 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