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Publication
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1996.
Description
`This book makes a major contribution to an issue of central concern to feminists. It is well written, thoroughly researched and thoughtfully argued. Wide-ranging and comprehensive in scope, the book is carefully structured, using different countries to illustrate the specific ways in which affirmative action is co-opted and contained in practice' - Jeanne Gregory, Middlesex UniversityThis timely and incisive book brings a theoretical lens to the debates around affirmative action. It presents a comparative analysis of those countries reputed to be leading the way in policies for women - the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden, The Netherlands and Norway.Carol Lee Bacchi draws upon curre
Call number
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies / Bacchi
Language
ISBN
0803987927 / 9780803987920