Gender Politics and Post-Communism: Reflections from Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Routledge Library Editions: Women and Politics)

In the wake of communism’s decline, women’s concerns had become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Yet most discussions of post-communism changes had neglected women’s experiences. Originally published in 1993, this title was the first collection of its kind, presenting original essays by women scholars, politicians, activists, and former dissidents from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, along with essays by Western feminists and scholars. They discuss gender politics during the often turbulent transition and crises of post-communism, offering vivid accounts and analyses of the conditions facing women in each country. In the wake of communism’s decline, women’s concerns had become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. First published in 1993, this title was the first of its kind, presenting original essays by women scholars, politicians, activists, and former dissidents, along with essays by Western feminists and scholars. Routledge Library Editions: Women and Politics (9 Volume set) presents titles, originally published between 1981 and 1993. The set draws attention to the importance of women and how their presence and active involvement, in politics and related fields, during the twentieth century has been crucial throughout the world.