Introducing Contemporary Feminist Thought
Mary Evans
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Description for Introducing Contemporary Feminist Thought
Paperback. aeo This is an introductory textbook, offering a concise and lucid guide to the main developments in contemporary feminist thinking; its introductory nature is a strong selling point (other books on this subject tend to be written at a more exclusive level). Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
This introductory textbook offers a concise and lucid account of the main developments in contemporary feminist thinking, and demonstrates the centrality of feminist thought to all areas of intellectual enquiry.
This introductory textbook offers a concise and lucid account of the main developments in contemporary feminist thinking, and demonstrates the centrality of feminist thought to all areas of intellectual enquiry.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Evans argues that most accounts of the world since the Enlightenment have been constructed in terms of a distinction between the public and the private which excluded women. Using both historical and more recent examples, she examines the breadth and complexity of feminist thinking, focusing on key themes such as the body, representation, engendering knowledge, and the relationship between women and the state.
Evans argues ... Read more
This book offers a clear and coherent guide to contemporary feminism for students of women's studies, gender studies, sociology, social theory and literary theory.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745614762
SKU
V9780745614762
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mary Evans
Mary Evans is Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Kent, Canterbury.
Reviews for Introducing Contemporary Feminist Thought
"This is a compelling and elegantly written book, focusing on the main areas of feminist thinking from the early 1970s up to the present day. Mary Evans departs from other writing on feminist thought, by avoiding sterile debates which categorize feminism into different perspectives. Instead, she charts the changing nature of feminist ideas into a number of key themes, demonstrating ... Read more