The transformations seen in women's active citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe mirror the social political and economic transformations in the region since the fall of communism at the end of the 1980s. .This book challenges the universal notion of 'citizenship' by focusing on the diversity of situations women in this region have found themselves in since the end of the 1980s, looking at the challenges and struggles they have faced to assert themselves as citizens and their citizenship rights.
History of the protest of women against the US missile base on the Greenham Common in Berkshire. The story traces the protest's development through the climax of the Cold War to the present day. The women experience the excitement of raids on the base, imprisonment and evictions. They also rediscover the ancient laws of common land in Britain.