Education and Gendered Citizenship in Pakistan /

This book challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naseem, M. Ayaz (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan's postcolonial studies in education.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (190 pages)
ISBN:9780230117914
DOI:10.1057/9780230117914