Radhakrishnan, Smitha creator Solari, Cinzia D. Co-author text Cambridge Polity Press 2023 monographic eng

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vii, 208p. Includes bibliographical references, notes and index In this ambitious book, Radhakrishnan and Solari map the varied gendered pathways of a global hegemonic regime. Focusing on the US, the former Soviet Union, and South and Southeast Asia, they argue that the interconnected histories of imperialism, socialism, and postcolonialism have converged in a new way since the fall of the Soviet Union, transforming the post-war international order that preceded it. Today, the ideal of the empowered woman – a striving, entrepreneurial subject who overcomes adversity and has many “choices” – symbolizes modernity for diverse countries competing for status in the global hierarchy. This ideal bridges the painful gap between aspiration and lived reality, but also spurs widespread discontent. Women -- Political activity Women's rights Neoliberalism Y15:3(S5) R3 9781509544905 RTL 250402 20250402133110.0