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Patrons of Women: Literacy Projects and Gender Development in Rural Nepal
Esther Hertzog
Patrons of Women: Literacy Projects and Gender Development in Rural Nepal
Esther Hertzog
The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing development expert, she demonstrates that the professed goal of women's empowerment is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of local elites.
278 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 1, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9781845457686 |
Publishers | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 278 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 544 g |
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