Feminisms and Politics in the Interwar Balkans and East-Central Europe

AvKaterina Dalakoura,Krassimira Daskalova

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This volume is the outcome of a collective research project examining collaborations among interwar Balkan and East-Central European feminist and women’s associations, as well as their engagement with intergovernmental alliances and diplomatic forums. It brings together thematic case studies on the Little Entente of Women, the Unity of Slavic Women, the Balkan Women’s Conferences, and women’s participation in the mainstream Balkan Conferences. The book explores how feminist cooperation intersected with national politics and diplomacy in the region, highlighting the efforts of the Little Entente of Women to promote a shared political and feminist agenda alongside other women’s and socialist collaborations. It also analyzes the reception and impact of these feminist actions in different national contexts and traces the activities of leading feminist figures across the region.Overall, the volume illuminates the intricate interplay between nationalism, feminism, pacifism, and internationalism, addressing key themes such as women’s citizenship, suffrage, labor rights, and the entanglements between socialism and feminism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:Pallas Publications
ISBN:9789048576678

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Katerina Dalakoura is Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete, a member of the Advisory Committee of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, and co-editor of the Greek book series Gender History. Her research focuses on women’s and gender history (eighteenth to twentieth century) in Ottoman Empire, Greece, and the Balkans.Krassimira Daskalova is Professor of Modern European Cultural History at the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” and has served since 2007 as editor of Aspasia: The International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women’s and Gender History. From 2005 to 2010, she was president of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH).

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword: Expanding the House of European Women’s and Gender History Introduction CHAPTER ONE: Women, Politics, and Regional Diplomacy (1923–1939): From the Little Entente of Women to the Balkan Conference CHAPTER TWO: Little Entente of Women and Unity of Slavic Women in Czechoslovakia: Feminist Aspirations, Political Involvement, and Limits of Transnational Cooperation CHAPTER THREE: Between Nationalism and International Cooperation: Polish Women Activists in the Little Entente of Women. CHAPTER FOUR: The Little Entente of Women (1923–1929): Feminist Citizenship Advocacy in the Balkans and East-Central Europe CHAPTER FIVE: Feminism, Nationalism, Politics, and Pacifism in the Balkans through the Personal Life of Zheni Bozhilova-Pateva (1878 – 1955) CHAPTER SIX: Regional, Transnational, and International Women’s Cooperation: Women’s Conferences in Interwar Yugoslavia CHAPTER SEVEN: The Struggle for Representation in the Romanian Feminist Movement: Izabela Sadoveanu’s (1870–1941) Critique of the Little Entente of Women CHAPTER EIGHT: Acting Internationally, Thinking Nationally (1919–1939): Aspects of the International and Inter-Balkan Collaborations of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women CHAPTER NINE: Diversity and Entanglements in East-European Feminisms: The Bulgarian Women’s Social-Democratic Union (1921–1934) CHAPTER TEN: Socialist Women in International and Regional Initiatives during the Interwar Period: Ambiguous Trajectories