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The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader: Intellectual and Political Controversies
Sandra (Ucl Harding
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Description for The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader: Intellectual and Political Controversies
Paperback. In the mid 1970s and 80s, several feminist theorists began to develop alternatives to the prevailing theories and methods that had dominated academia. This collection brings together the most important scholars who have written in this area, collecting their influential essays. Editor(s): Harding, Sandra. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Leading feminist scholar and one of the founders of Standpoint Theory, Sandra Harding brings together the biggest names in the field--Dorothy Smith, Donna Haraway, Patricia Hill Collins, Nancy Hartsock and Hilary Rose--to not only showcase the most influential essays on the topic but to also highlight subsequent interrogations and developments of these approaches from a wide variety of disciplines and intellectual and political positions.
Leading feminist scholar and one of the founders of Standpoint Theory, Sandra Harding brings together the biggest names in the field--Dorothy Smith, Donna Haraway, Patricia Hill Collins, Nancy Hartsock and Hilary Rose--to not only showcase the most influential essays on the topic but to also highlight subsequent interrogations and developments of these approaches from a wide variety of disciplines and intellectual and political positions.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
570g
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415945011
SKU
V9780415945011
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About Sandra (Ucl Harding
Sandra Harding is Professor of Education and Women's Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and is currently the co-editor of Signs. Her work has won the Jessie Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association, the Critics Choice Award from AERA, and the Choice Outstanding Book Award. A pioneer in the development of Standpoint Theory, she is the author ... Read more
Reviews for The Feminist Standpoint Theory Reader: Intellectual and Political Controversies
"Harding's work on standpoint theory has been groundbreaking."
Alison Jagger, author of Living withContradictions: Controversies in Feminist Social Ethics "Standpoint theory has a very wide impact, from the humanities to the natural sciences.In bringing together a variety of standpoint literatures and demonstrating how important these lines of thought have become, this is a very strong collection."
Nancy Harstock, ... Read more
Alison Jagger, author of Living withContradictions: Controversies in Feminist Social Ethics "Standpoint theory has a very wide impact, from the humanities to the natural sciences.In bringing together a variety of standpoint literatures and demonstrating how important these lines of thought have become, this is a very strong collection."
Nancy Harstock, ... Read more