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Contemporary Women's Writing Advance Access originally published online on September 7, 2009
Contemporary Women's Writing 2009 3(2):197-200; doi:10.1093/cww/vpp015
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Women's Writing in Western Europe: Gender, Generation and Legacy. Adalgisa Giorgio and Julia Waters, eds

Elizabeth Russell

Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona, Spain liz.russell@urv.cat

Women's Writing in Western Europe: Gender, Generation and Legacy. Adalgisa Giorgio and Julia Waters, eds. 2007. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle. pp. 463. £44.99, $89.99 hardback

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One of the main objectives of the European Union, since the signing of the Maastricht treaty in 1992, has been to promote a "European" identity. To date, this has been more or less successful at a political level, especially through the implementation of laws concerning human rights and fundamental freedoms. Although the actual boundaries of "Europe" still remain undefined, in theory any "European" state can apply for membership. According to the website EurActiv.com, the motto of the new Europe is generally recognized to be "united in diversity," promoting a celebration of difference whilst aiming for a common political agenda.

I would suggest that feminism and its networks have contributed to this European consciousness, although the aims of feminist movements are to reach out . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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