Complicit Sisters

2017-02-14 Political Science

Author : Sara de Jong
Release : 2017-02-14
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 577/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Complicit Sisters written by Sara de Jong. This book was released on 2017-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NGOs headquartered in the North have been, for some time, prominent actors in attempts to address the poverty, lack of political representation, and labor exploitation that disproportionally affect women from the global South. Feminist NGOs and NGOs focusing on women's rights have been successful in attracting attention to their causes, but critics argue that the highly educated elites from the global North and South who run them fail to effectively question the power hierarchies in which they operate. In order to give depth to these criticisms, Sara de Jong interviewed women NGO workers in seven different European countries about their experiences and perspectives on working on gendered issues affecting women in the global South as well as migrant women in the global North. Complicit Sisters untangles and analyzes the complex tensions women NGO workers face and explores the ways in which they negotiate potential complicities in their work. Unlike other studies looking at development workers "on the ground," this book examines the women NGO workers in the global North who work to influence high level gender advocacy and policy, alongside women NGO workers supporting migrant women within the global North - a unique combination. Weighing the women's first-hand accounts against critiques arising from feminist theory, postcolonial theory, global civil society theory and critical development literature, de Jong brings to life the dilemmas of "doing good."

Complicit Sisters

2017 Political Science

Author : Sara de Jong
Release : 2017
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 569/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Complicit Sisters by : Sara de Jong

Download or read book Complicit Sisters written by Sara de Jong. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NGOs headquartered in the North have been, for some time, prominent actors in attempts to address the poverty, lack of political representation, and labor exploitation that disproportionally affect women from the global South. Feminist NGOs and NGOs focusing on women's rights have been successful in attracting attention to their causes, but critics argue that the highly educated elites from the global North and South who run them fail to effectively question the power hierarchies in which they operate. In order to give depth to these criticisms, Sara de Jong interviewed women NGO workers in seven different European countries about their experiences and perspectives on working on gendered issues affecting women in the global South as well as migrant women in the global North. Complicit Sisters untangles and analyzes the complex tensions women NGO workers face and explores the ways in which they negotiate potential complicities in their work. Unlike other studies looking at development workers "on the ground," this book examines the women NGO workers in the global North who work to influence high level gender advocacy and policy, alongside women NGO workers supporting migrant women within the global North - a unique combination. Weighing the women's first-hand accounts against critiques arising from feminist theory, postcolonial theory, global civil society theory and critical development literature, de Jong brings to life the dilemmas of "doing good."

Complicit

2014-06-24 Young Adult Fiction

Author : Stephanie Kuehn
Release : 2014-06-24
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 055/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Complicit written by Stephanie Kuehn. This book was released on 2014-06-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A YALSA 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick Two years ago, fifteen-year-old Jamie Henry breathed a sigh of relief when a judge sentenced his older sister to juvenile detention for burning down their neighbor's fancy horse barn. The whole town did. Because Crazy Cate Henry used to be a nice girl. Until she did a lot of bad things. Like drinking. And stealing. And lying. Like playing weird mind games in the woods with other children. Like making sure she always got her way. Or else. But today Cate got out. And now she's coming back for Jamie. Because more than anything, Cate Henry needs her little brother to know the truth about their past. A truth she's kept hidden for years. A truth she's not supposed to tell. Trust nothing and no one as you race toward the explosive conclusion of the gripping psychological thriller Complicit from Stephanie Kuehn, the William C. Morris Award--winning author of Charm & Strange.

Complicit

2014-06-24 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Stephanie Kuehn
Release : 2014-06-24
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 596/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Complicit written by Stephanie Kuehn. This book was released on 2014-06-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamie's mother was murdered when he was six, about seven years later his sister Cate was incarcerated for burning down a neighbor's barn, and now Jamie, fifteen, learns that Cate has been released and is coming back for him, blaming him for all the bad things that led to her arrest.

The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets

2019-07-16 Fiction

Author : Molly Fader
Release : 2019-07-16
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 608/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets written by Molly Fader. This book was released on 2019-07-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The talented Molly Fader will keep you turning the pages right down to the oh-so-satisfying final twist.” —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author What drove their family apart just might bring them back together… It’s been seventeen years since the tragic summer the McAvoy sisters fell apart. Lindy, the wild one, left home, carved out a new life in the city and never looked back. Delia, the sister who stayed, became a mother herself, raising her daughters and running the family shop in their small Ohio hometown on the shores of Lake Erie. But now, with their mother’s ailing health and a rebellious teenager to rein in, Delia has no choice but to welcome Lindy home. As the two sisters try to put their family back in order, they finally have the chance to reclaim what’s been lost over the years: for Delia, professional dreams and a happy marriage, and for Lindy, a sense of home and an old flame—and best of all, each other. But when one turbulent night leads to a shocking revelation, the women must face the past they’ve avoided for a decade. And there’s nothing like an old secret to bring the McAvoy women back together and stronger than ever. With warm affection and wry wit, Molly Fader’s The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets is about the ties that bind family and the power of secrets to hold us back or set us free.

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