Contemporary Feminist Theories
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Book Overview
Feminist theory has grown into a vast field. Feminist writers, thinkers, and activists have produced an often bewildering body of knowledge concerned with difference and diversity, identity and inequality, ethnicity, race, and class, as well as gender. Despite its growing influence, however, no single comprehensive text encompasses the past, present, and future of feminist theory. Contemporary Feminist Theories was inspired by a dissatisfaction with existing introductions, which often fail to fully track change and capture diversity within feminist thought. The volume draws on the expertise of a range of Western feminists in order to reflect the breadth of feminist theory as well as shifts within it. Each chapter maps the development of feminist thought in a particular area over time, and suggests future directions. Reflecting the diversity of feminist theory in fields from literature and linguistics to science and politics, this multi-disciplinary map of feminist thinking is an ideal classroom text. The contributors include Lisa Adkins, Vicki Bertram, Deborah Cameron, Elizabeth Frazer, Caroline Gonda, Penelope Harvey, Maggie Humm, Kadiatu Kanneh, Mary Maynard, Sara Mills, Jane Scoular, Sue Thornham, Sue Vice, and Patricia Waugh.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814742491
ISBN13:9780814742495
Release Date:October 1998
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:1 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Contemporary Feminist Theory
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The book is in great condition, and you packaged it well that when I received it there were no signs of delivery. Thank you and hope to do business with you again!
clear presentation of complex theories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is a good introduction to the vast range of feminist thought. Their coverage of each theorist and perspective is clearly conceptualized and written in a straight forward manner. However, many of the theories they discuss are in the original not nearly so insightful as the summaries here. I think the editors improve many of the theories from their original version and provide a clarity that was not always present in the primary text.
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