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Contents Tables and Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xv Introduction: Why Don’t They Stay Home? 1 1. The Political Distance between Citizens and Elites 26 2. New Styles of Political Leadership and Community Mobilization 49 3. National Attitudes and Local Action: Changing the Center from the Periphery 73 4. Politically Excluded “Commoners”: A Gendered Pathway to Participation 102 5. Gender and “Communities of Practice”: Escaping the Regulatory Boundaries of Formal Education 130 viii Contents Conclusion: Engendering Knowledge and Political Action 159 References 175 Index 187 ...

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