Gender and the Politics of Possibilities stresses the agency of actors within a globalized world, and hence emphasizes the capacities – or in Desai's own words, 'possibilities” and “creativity – of African informal cross-border traders, transnational feminists, and cultural producers.

Valentine M. Moghadam, Northeastern University

Manisha Desai provides an important contribution to the literature on globalization by showing why “grassroots” women's activities in these areas need to be reassessed, arguing effectively that they are neglected, undervalued or underappreciated.

Robert K. Schaeffer, professor of sociology, California Polytechnic State University

I think this book gives a clear and new look at globalization with a gender lens

Mazie Hough, University of Maine