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040			_cHKGCC _dHKGCC
090		3	_aHQ1236.5.A357 _bF1 2008
100	1		_aFallon, Kathleen M.
245	1	0	_aDemocracy and the rise of women's movements in Sub-Saharan Africa / _cKathleen M. Fallon.
260			_aBaltimore : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2008.
300			_ax, 168 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [149]-161) and index (p. [163]-168).
505	0		_aContents: Reclaiming power -- Queenmothers, colonization, and the struggle for legitimacy -- Democracy in perspective -- The iron fist -- Capturing democracy -- Big men, small girls, and the politics of power -- Women on the move.
520			_aSummary: Despite a late and fitful start, democracy in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe has recently shown promising growth. Kathleen M. Fallon discusses the role of women and women's advocacy groups.
650		0	_aWomen _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan _xSocial conditions
650		0	_aWomen _xPolitical activity _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
650		0	_aWomen and democracy _zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
651		0	_aAfrica, Sub-Saharan _xPolitics and government _y1960-
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