
Why Women Protest
Women's Movements in Chile
Lisa Baldez(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-521-01006-1 (ISBN)
Description
Why do women protest? Under what conditions do women protest on the basis of their gender identity? Professor Baldez answers in terms of tipping, timing and framing. She relies on the concept of tipping to identify the point at which diverse organizations converge to form a women's movement. She argues that two conditions trigger this mobilization among women: partisan realignment, understood as the emergence of a new set of issues around which political elites define themselves, and women's decision to frame realignment in terms of widely held norms about gender difference. To illustrate these claims, she compares two very different women's movements in Chile: the mobilization of women against President Salvador Allende (1970-3) and that against General Augusto Pinochet (1973-90). Despite differences between these two movements, both emerged amidst a context of partisan realignment and framed their concerns in terms of women's exclusion from the political arena.
Reviews / Votes
"...smart and well-written..." Political Science Quarterly "In sum, this fascinating study will provide Latin American, women's studies, and social movement scholars with ample food for thought." Contemporary Sociology "Political scientist Baldez examines the historic activism of Chilean woman from a fresh perspective.... Recommended." ChoiceMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 Tables, unspecified; 7 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
421 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-01006-1 (9780521010061)
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Content
List of figures and tables; Preface; 1. Why women protest: tipping, timing, and framing; 2. Mothers of the cold war, daughters of the revolution: an historical overview of women and Chilean politics; Part I. Women against Allende: 3. The revolution hits home: women organize against Allende; 4. Catapulting men to action: the march of the empty pots; 5. 'Feminine power' and the end of the socialist revolution; Part II. Women against Pinochet: 6. Gendered networks and the rebirth of civil society; 7. Women defend life: mass protests and the women's movement; 8. Democracy in the country and in the home: women for and against democratic transition; 9. Why women protest: comparative evidence; References; Index.