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title	:	Women in the Third World : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author	:	Kinnear, Karen L.
publisher	:	ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin	:	0874369223
print isbn13	:	9780874369229
ebook isbn13	:	9780585086019
language	:	English
subject	Women--Developing countries, Women's rights--Developing countries.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	HQ1870.9.K58 1997eb
ddc	:	305.4/09172/4
subject	:	Women--Developing countries, Women's rights--Developing countries.

Page i Women in the Third World A Reference Handbook

Page ii Other Titles in ABC-CLIO's CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Series Abortion, Second Edition, Marie Costa AIDS Crisis in America, Mary Ellen Hombs American Homelessness, Second Edition, Mary Ellen Hombs Childhood Sexual Abuse, Karen L. Kinnear Children's Rights, Beverly C. Edmonds & William R. Fernekes Crime in America, Jennifer L. Durham Domestic Violence, Margi Laird McCue Environmental Justice, David E. Newton Euthanasia, Carolyn Roberts & Martha Gorman Gangs, Karen L. Kinnear Global Development, William Savitt & Paula Bottorf Militias in America, Neil A. Hamilton Native American Issues, William N. Thompson The New Information Revolution, Martin K. Gay Rape in America, Rob Hall School Violence, Deborah L. Kopka Sexual Harassment, Second Edition, Lynne Eisaguirre Violence and the Media, David E. Newton Violent Children, Karen L. Kinnear United States Immigration, E. Willard Miller & Ruby M. Miller

Page iii Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today's society such as terrorism, sexual harassment, homelessness, AIDS, gambling, animal rights, and air pollution. Written by professional writers, scholars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers, as well as by legislators, businesspeople, activists, and others. Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject; a detailed chronology; biographical sketches; facts and data and/or documents and other primary-source material; a directory of organizations and agencies; annotated lists of print and nonprint resources; a glossary; and an index. Readers of books in the Contemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to better understand the social, political, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today.

Page v Women in the Third World A Reference Handbook Karen L. Kinnear CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England

Page vi Copyright 1997 by Karen L. Kinnear All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kinnear, Karen L. Women in the Third World: a reference handbook / Karen L. Kinnear. p. cm. (Contemporary world issues) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87436-922-3 (alk. paper) 1. WomenDeveloping countries. 2. Women's rights Developing countries. I. Title. II. Series HQ1870.9.K58 1997 30504'09172'4dc21 97-17330 02 01 00 99 98 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 . Manufactured in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper.

Page vii To the spirit of Western College, its faculty, staff, and students, for opening my eyes and heart to the people of different cultures; to Nagu, Rama, and Bragadam, for befriending me while I was in India and for trying to explain Indian social customs to me; to Moana and my Tongan family for patiently teaching me the customs and practices of their country and culture; and to the countless other women and men I've met in my travels who have taught me about their cultures and about human nature and friendship.

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