Feminist Theory Today an Introduction to second-wave feminism

Evans, J

ISBN 10: 0803984790 / ISBN 13: 9780803984790

Published by Sage publications, London, 1995

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8vo. A good copy, virtually as new, with very minor shelf wear. Immediate despatch from the UK. Seller Inventory # AB4027

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Title: Feminist Theory Today an Introduction to ...

Publisher: Sage publications, London

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Paperback

Condition: G+

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

This stimulating text presents a concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory today. Covering all the major variants of feminist political thought, it offers a unique examination of the archive of modern feminist theory from the publication of The Feminine Mystique in 1963 to current postmodernist and legal feminist texts. It provides both an intellectual history and a political critique of contemporary feminism in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Judith Evans focuses on the divergence within, as well as between, feminist schools, and on protests from women marginalized by `the movement′ - including those who are lesbian and those who are black.

Feminist Theory Today contends that the early feminist demand for radical equality has gone, contributing to its drastic undertheorization. While brilliantly reconceptualizing this concept, the author documents the changes in socialist feminism from its revolutionary origins to its current focus on modifying liberal democratic forms.

About the Author:

Judith Evans is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of York. She is co-editor (with Jill Hills, Karen Hunt, Elizabeth Meehan, Tessa Ten Tusscher, Ursula Vogel and Georgina Waylen) of Feminism and Political Theory (Sage, 1986).