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Half the sky turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide

Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women...

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Main Author: Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-
Other Authors: WuDunn, Sheryl, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Seibel, Sophie Stein tribute
CHABLA/Ruth E. Rishel Centre Foundation Grant
Women's rights > Developing countries > Case studies.
Women > Crimes against > Developing countries > Case studies.
Women > Developing countries > Social conditions > Case studies.
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Summary: Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. They show that a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential.
Physical Description: xxii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references(pages 259-278) and index.
ISBN: 9780307267146
0307267148
9780307387097
0307387097
Author Notes: Nicholas D. Kristof shared a Pulitzer Prize with his wife in 1990 for their coverage for the New York Times of the Tiananmen democracy movement in China. He also coauthored China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. Kristof has served as Times bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He lives with his wife in New York City.

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