Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global PerspectivesCarole Ruth McCann, Seung-Kyung Kim Psychology Press, 2003 - 509 pages Feminist Theory Reader is an anthology of classic and contemporary works of feminist theory, organized around the goal of providing both local and global perspectives. |
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... position , “ ism , " and was used in that time and place to refer to those who defended the cause of women ( Cott 1986 ; Moses 1998 ) . Second wave feminists may have become familiar with the term through the French philosopher Simone ...
... position , “ ism , " and was used in that time and place to refer to those who defended the cause of women ( Cott 1986 ; Moses 1998 ) . Second wave feminists may have become familiar with the term through the French philosopher Simone ...
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... positions because these models incorporate insights that we found particu- larly useful . As Amrita Basu observes in the essay included here , the term " global " " may connote the breadth and universality that is often associated with ...
... positions because these models incorporate insights that we found particu- larly useful . As Amrita Basu observes in the essay included here , the term " global " " may connote the breadth and universality that is often associated with ...
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... positions are multiple , frag- mented , and mobile . The readings in the " Movements " subsection address issues of women's human rights , frameworks for feminist politics across national bound- aries , reproductive rights , sexual ...
... positions are multiple , frag- mented , and mobile . The readings in the " Movements " subsection address issues of women's human rights , frameworks for feminist politics across national bound- aries , reproductive rights , sexual ...
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... positions , spiritual authority , political rights , and economic oppor- tunities . Frequently , these explanations derived from cultural meanings given to women's reproductive capacities . The biological fact that women have the ...
... positions , spiritual authority , political rights , and economic oppor- tunities . Frequently , these explanations derived from cultural meanings given to women's reproductive capacities . The biological fact that women have the ...
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... positions women of the South as resources for the political struggles and theorizing of women in the North ( hooks 1984 ) . In the 1990s , postmodernism , queer theory , transgendered politics , and activism by intersexed persons have ...
... positions women of the South as resources for the political struggles and theorizing of women in the North ( hooks 1984 ) . In the 1990s , postmodernism , queer theory , transgendered politics , and activism by intersexed persons have ...
Contents
VI | 26 |
VII | 32 |
VIII | 41 |
IX | 45 |
X | 50 |
XI | 57 |
XIV | 68 |
XV | 79 |
XLIII | 242 |
XLIV | 249 |
XLV | 255 |
XLVI | 260 |
XLVII | 267 |
XLVIII | 277 |
XLIX | 278 |
L | 291 |
XVI | 80 |
XVII | 83 |
XVIII | 88 |
XIX | 103 |
XX | 113 |
XXI | 126 |
XXIII | 138 |
XXIV | 147 |
XXV | 148 |
XXVI | 163 |
XXVII | 164 |
XXVIII | 172 |
XXX | 174 |
XXXIII | 179 |
XXXIV | 188 |
XXXV | 197 |
XXXVI | 205 |
XXXVII | 206 |
XXXIX | 222 |
XL | 231 |
XLII | 241 |
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