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Geographies of New Femininities examines the emergence of contemporary constructions of femininity in a global context. It asks whether these femininities are new and suggests that current celebrations of diversity in the lived experience and performance of women's identities are largely Euro-centric.

Through four in-depth case studies Geographies of New Femininities illustrates how constructions of femininities across the world reflect gender inequalities embedded within global/local geographies of social and economic change. The analysis brings together key themes in geography and feminist studies, showing how globalisation and the fracturing of identities are influencing research on gender.

Throughout the book the authors explore spaces of opportunity and oppression for women and highlight the geographies associated with the negotiation of gender identities.

Geographies of New Femininities moves between empirical and theoretical debate using first hand accounts to work through methodological issues relating to gender and geography. It is deliberately written in an accessible style to encourage students to engage with up-to-date research on gender.

Nina Laurie is Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at the University of Newcastle, UK. She works collaboratively with colleagues at CESU, San Simon University, Bolivia. Together with Robert Andolina and Sarah Radcliffe she is author of "Multi-ethnic Transnationalism: Indigenous Development in the Andes" (forthcoming). She is also co-author of "Geographies of 'New' Femininities?" (1999).

Liz Bondi is Professor of Social Geography at the University of Edinburgh. She is founding editor of the journal "Gender, Place and Culture," the co-author of "Subjectivities, Knowledges" and "Feminist Geographies" (2002) and co-editor of "Emotional Geographies" (2005).