Feminism and nationalism in the third world

Feminism and nationalism in the third world, is a book written by Kumari Jayawardena considered key in the field of Third World feminism.

Jayawardena reconstructs the history of women's rights in Asia and the Middle East from the 1800's through 1980 focusing on Egypt, Turkey, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and Philippines. Their study shows how feminism was not a foreign ideology imposed on third world countries, but as indigenous people of Asia struggled for equal rights and against the subordination of women to men in the domestic and social spheres in general .

Her book was chosen for the Fortnight Feminist Award in 1986 and quoted by Ms. magazine in 1992 as one of the twenty most important books on feminism between 1970-1990, decades considered "feminist."

Jayawardena has also written other books such as The Growth of the Workers' Movement in Ceylon and Embodied Violence: Communalising Women's Sexuality in South Asia. (Co-edited with Malathi of Alwis).

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