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Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics
Raewyn W. Connell
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Description for Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics
Paperback. 1. Author is well--known for his original work on sexual politics.2. Major textb ook, covering many theories which have tackled the problem of gender -- from psychoanalysis to Marxism and feminist theories.3. Succeeds in using sexual politics to reformulate the traditional realms of social and political theory. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, womena s studies and to anyone interested in the field of sexual politics.
This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, womena s studies and to anyone interested in the field of sexual politics.
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745604688
SKU
V9780745604688
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Reviews for Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics
'For many years now Bob Connell has been the most original male writer venturing into the difficult terrain of gender relations. His writing is lucid, scholarly and inspiring; indispensable for anyone trying to understand and challenge existing power relations between women and men.a Lynne Segal, co
author of a Beyond Fragmentsa and a Is the Future Feminine?a
author of a Beyond Fragmentsa and a Is the Future Feminine?a