Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century)

Women, Politics, and Power provides a clear and detailed introduction to women s political representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Using broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women s political strength across diverse countries. There is simply no other book that offers such a thorough and multidisciplinary synthesis of research on women s political power from around the world.