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U.S. Chicanas and Latinas Within a Global Context: Women of Color at the Fourth World Women's Conference
US Chicanas and Latinas Within a Global Context Women of Color at the Fourth World Women's Conference Author:Irene I. Blea Using her observations of the Fourth World Women's Conference held in China in 1995 as a foundation, the author examines the history and current situation of Latinas and attempts to place them in a global context. After examining the goals, objectives, and atmosphere of the Conference, she analyzes the Chicana feminist movement and its legacy an... more »d how Chicanas have struggled to relate to the Conference and its platform. She then profiles U.S. Latinas and presents data on their reality in today's world. The response to the Americanization process is then examined, as are U.S. expansionist policies. An important synthesis for students and researchers in Chicana and Women's Studies.« less