{"product_id":"mapping-difference-9780857451187","title":"Mapping Difference","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotably the authors resist the temptation to proclaim varied strategies proof of an actually existing feminism, offering instead a multi-voiced and rich narrative of the transformation of women''s position in post-Soviet Ukraine.    Social Analysis\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the volume stand out is its rich offer of original empirical material and first-hand accounts. The fact that the authors are women with different cultural and academic heritage makes the volume an exciting example of ''East-West'' dialogue on the meaning of gender and womanhood...this volume has a lot to offer to all those studying contemporary Ukraine from different disciplinary angles.    Slavonica\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...[A]n impressive and multifaceted assessment of the monumental changes that have occurred for women in Ukraine since independence from the Soviet Union. The articles are all of considerable interest and topical, and mesh well together as a unified whole into a comprehensive and fine collection.    Michael M. Naydan, The Pennsylv\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eNotably the authors resist the temptation to proclaim varied strategies proof of an actually existing feminism, offering instead a multi-voiced and rich narrative of the transformation of women’s position in post-Soviet Ukraine\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Social Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“With [this volume] Marian J. Rubchak has begun filling a long-standing void in the post-Soviet gender literature with a diverse collection dedicated solely to the understanding of women’s positions in Ukraine. Rubchak was one of the earliest Western observers of women’s issues in Ukraine and…among the first to gauge its feminist potential. Her edited volume also recognizes the significance of the sustained transnational and cross-cultural conversations between women scholars and activists that have ensued…[It] succeeds in discerning a feminist concern that stems from the contradictions inherent in women’s efforts to support Ukrainian nation building while simultaneously striving to promote women’s true equality.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Journal of Ukrainian Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eWhat makes the volume stand out is its rich offer of original empirical material and first-hand accounts. The fact that the authors are women with different cultural and academic heritage makes the volume an exciting example of ‘East-West’ dialogue on the meaning of gender and womanhood…this volume has a lot to offer to all those studying contemporary Ukraine from different disciplinary angles.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlavonica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003e[A]n impressive and multifaceted assessment of the monumental changes that have occurred for women in Ukraine since independence from the Soviet Union. The articles are all of considerable interest and topical, and mesh well together as a unified whole into a comprehensive and fine collection\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Michael M. Naydan\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Pennsylvania State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"A bold attempt to engage gender studies in constructing a narrative about modern Ukraine. . . . This is Ukraine as it has never been seen before.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Ewa M. Thompson, \u003c\/strong\u003eRice University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a unique and unprecedented effort to bring together the views of Ukrainian and North American scholars on issues relating to gender and gender politics in Ukraine today.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  from the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCatherine Wanner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eTurning Oppression into Opportunity. An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarian J Rubchak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e2. \u003c\/strong\u003eBetween “Europe’ and “Africa”: Building the New Ukraine on the Shoulders of Migrant Women\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCinzia Solari\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Women as Migrants on the Margins of the European Union\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlexandra Hrycak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eProve it to me: The Life of a Jewish Social Activist in Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSarah D. Phillips\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eBiography as Political Geography: Patriotism in Ukranian Women’s Life Stories\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eOksana Kis’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eChronicle of Children’s Holidays: Construction of Gender Stereotypes in Ukrainian Preschools and Elementary Education\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVictoria Haydenko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eGender, Language Attitudes, and Language Status in Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaada Bilaniuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eFeminizing Journalism in Ukraine: Changing the Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMariia Tytarenko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eNationalism and Women’s Literary Discourse in Post-Soviet Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMaria Rewakowicz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eFeminist (de)Construction of Nationalism in the Post Soviet Space\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTatiana Zhurzhenko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eThree Conversations:\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLiudmyla Taran\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tI: Gender Education - a Step Toward Democracy\u003cbr\u003e \twith \u003cem\u003eLarysa Kobelianska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tII: Gender Research in Sociology: The current situation\u003cbr\u003e \twith\u003cem\u003e Svitlana Oksamytna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIII: From the Philosophy of a Name to the Philosophy of Life\u003cbr\u003e \twith \u003cem\u003eYulia Tymoshenko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038902288727,"sku":"9780857451187","price":74.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857451187.jpg?v=1750941871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mapping-difference-9780857451187","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}