{"product_id":"womens-human-rights-9780745637006","title":"Womens Human Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the emergence of transnational, UN-oriented, feminist advocacy for womens human rights, especially over the past three decades. It also traces the evolution of the womens human rights movement through an examination of its key issues, debates, and practical interventions in international law and policy arenas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Essential reading on the ongoing development of a critical human rights practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eH-Net\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Taking up the thorny issue of transnational feminist advocacy in the  context of universal human rights protection, with all its visible  failures, Niamh Reilly presents it as a case study in this  well-grounded, thoroughly researched and timely book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A book I wish I had written. It is clear, authoritative, and covers  off  the main topics on women's international human rights in a way that   would engage both an upper-year student new to the area and a seasoned   academic wishing to deepen her own understanding.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanadian Journal of Women and the Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A precious contribution to the scholarly literature. The major  strength of the book is its particular focus on an optimistic and  applicable implementation strategy for the development of a more  effectiv and efficient global women's rights regime.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The way the author combines theory and practice is extraordinary ...  This is only possible thanks to the experience and vision of the  author.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTijdschrift voor Filosofie \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Offers a compelling analysis of the historical shortcomings of human  rights and their potential for women's human rights. Reilly's clear,  succinct writing enhances the considerable merits of this landmark book  that is essential for libraries and those committed to human rights and  feminist projects.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lucid, informative and persuasive book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSex Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An important historical account of how feminist transnational advocacy  has sought to challenge pervasive gender discriminatory practices on the  international stage through the critical reorientation of conventional  human rights thinking.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Niamh Reilly attempts and succeeds in tracing the evolution of the  women's human rights movement while simultaneously accounting for how  transnational female advocacy has influenced and transformed the body of  international human rights.This book provides a thought-provoking and  at times inspirational account of how transnational female advocacy  movements have helped to shape the context in which many of us work on a  daily basis. The most poignant argument of this book is that human  rights are not a static set of legal norms, but rather a consensus that  is continuously debated, developed and elaborated. In my previous career  as a university lecturer, I would certainly have put this text on my  undergraduate reading lists for International Relations courses.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reilly has made a major substantive contribution to the fields of both gender and human rights with this book. \u003ci\u003eWomen's Human Rights \u003c\/i\u003erecords  in rich detail and insightfully analyzes thr origins and progress of  the global movement for the human rights of women over the past three  decades. Notable for its breadth of scope, lucid writing style, and  principled argument for continued advocacy to realise this unfinished  agenda, this book is a must-read for all concerned with the future of  women's rights in the 21st century.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Bunch, Rutgers University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Excellently researched, incisive and interesting. No contemporary  account of the feminist movement and its project on women's human rights  is complete without it.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNorani Othman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reilly has written an excellent and important book. Written in a clear  and accessible way, the books deals with complex theoretical and  political issues that need to be understood by anyone who attempts to  understand contemporary issues of women and feminism in a variety of  'local' settings throughout the world today.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNira Yuval-Davis, University of East London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of acronyms and abbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Women’s Human Rights Advocacy 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Human Rights, Gender and Contested Meanings 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Women’s Human Rights as Equality and Non-Discrimination 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Violence and Reproductive Health as Human Rights Issues 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Women’s Human Rights in Conflict and Post-Conflict Transformation 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Development, Globalization and Women’s Human Rights 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Fundamentalisms and Women’s Human Rights 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 194\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404374122839,"sku":"9780745637006","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/womens-human-rights-9780745637006","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}