Pioneers or pawns? : women health workers and the politics of development in Yemen / Marina de Regt.

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2007.

xvi, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

1st ed.

From academic research to development work and back again -- Women, health-care work, and the politics of development -- Developing the nation -- A Dutch-Yemeni project -- Longing for education : women from the city -- The first phase of the project, 1985-1988 -- Looking for employment : women from the Squatter areas -- The project at its peak, 1988-1993 -- Dreaming of a better future : women from the new Squatter areas -- The last phase of the project, 1993-2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-364) and index.