Globalization and Third World Women Exploitation, Coping and Resistance

Adopting the notion of 'third world' as a political as well as a geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women's experiences of globalization. It unravels the intersections of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality and class which have shaped the position of these women in the global political economy, their cultural and their national history. In addition to a thematically structured and highly informative investigation, the authors offer an exploration of the policy implications which are commonly neglected in mainstream literature. The result is a must have volume for sociological academics, social policy experts and professionals working within non-governmental organizations.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Ligaya Lindio-McGovern, Isidor Wallimann; Chapter 2 Globalization and Regional Inequalities, Shireen Ally; Chapter 3 Global Capitalism and Women, Martha Gimenez; Chapter 4 Migration, Transnational Politics, and the State, Robyn Magalit Rodriguez; Chapter 5 Identities, Nation, and Imperialism, Anne E. Lacsamana; Chapter 6 The Struggle for Land and Food Sovereignty, Leigh Brownhill, Terisa E. Turner; Chapter 7 Alternative Economies, Ann Ferguson; Chapter 8 Towards a Global Economy of Commoning, Terisa E. Turner, Leigh Brownhill; Chapter 9 Neo-liberalism in Women in Development Discourse, Christobel Asiedu; Chapter 10 Globalization and Women’s Empowerment in Africa, Robert Dibie; Chapter 11 Globalization and the Sexual Commodification of Women, Bandana Purkayastha, Shweta Majumdar;

Ligaya Lindio-McGovern is Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University Kokomo, USA and former Director of Women's Studies. Isidor Wallimann is Visiting Professor at the University of North Texas, USA.