{"product_id":"the-power-of-womens-informal-networks-lessons-in-social-change-from-south-asia-and-west-africa-hardcover","title":"The Power of Women's Informal Networks: Lessons in Social Change from South Asia and West Africa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBandana Purkayastha\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMangala Subramaniam\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlayne M. Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo often, editors Bandana Purkayastha and Mangala Subramaniam have found, marginalized groups in rural or impoverished areas are overlooked by the international economy of knowledge. \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Women's Informal Networks\u003c\/i\u003e describes and evaluates social organization among poor women in South Asia and West Africa as attempts to challenge marginalization. The discerning editors and contributors explicitly consider the situated contexts within which women work together to improve their lives, with a primary focus on international women's agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBandana Purkayastha is assistant professor of sociology and Asian American studies at the University of Connecticut. Mangala Subramaniam is assistant professor of sociology and women's studies at Purdue University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.28 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132010631303,"sku":"9780739106174","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/caac2957ff1cd780c4e743a876b37c5d.webp?v=1732623067","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-power-of-womens-informal-networks-lessons-in-social-change-from-south-asia-and-west-africa-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}