Drawing on the experiences of women from Africa, Latin America and Asia, this book challenges traditional development practices of North over South, arguing for the inclusion of issues such as identity and political action as the way forward.

Part I Exploding the Canon: An Introduction/Conclusion Part II (Neo-)colonial Discourse(s) and the Representation of Third World Women as the “Other” 1 ENGENDERING DEVELOPMENT? WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT (WID) IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGIMES 2 WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT: A CRITIQUE 3 LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN SPEAK ON DEVELOPMENT: ARE WE LISTENING YET? Part III Women of Color: Representation and the Social Construction of Identity 4 THE CONSTRUCTION OF MARGINAL IDENTITIES: WORKING-CLASS GIRLS OF ALGERIAN DESCENT IN A FRENCH SCHOOL 5 GENDER, HISTORY AND IMPERIALISM: ANNE WHEELER’S LOYALTIES 6 COPING WITH MARGINALITY: SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN MIGRANTS IN BRITAIN Part IV The Relevance of Postmodern Feminism for Gender and Development 7 WOMEN AND DEMOCRATIZATION STRUGGLES IN AFRICA: WHAT RELEVANCE TO POST-MODERNIST DISCOURSE? 8 POSTMODERNIST FEMINIST THEORIZING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PRACTICE IN THE ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN: THE BARBADOS CASE 9 CHALLENGING MODERNIZATION: GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, POSTMODERN FEMINISM AND ACTIVISM 10 “WOMEN” IN RURAL PRODUCER GROUPS AND THE DIVERSE POLITICS OF TRUTH IN ZIMBABWE 11 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION 12 DECONSTRUCTING THE DEVELOPMENT “EXPERT”: GENDER, DEVELOPMENT AND THE “VULNERABLE GROUPS”