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Helen Crowley - Knowing Women: Feminism and Knowledge - 9780745609768 - V9780745609768
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Knowing Women: Feminism and Knowledge

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Description for Knowing Women: Feminism and Knowledge Paperback. Knowing Women explores some of the most exciting and new developments in feminist theory, engaging the reader as an active participant in critical debates concerning the status of women as both objects and subjects of knowledge. Editor(s): Crowley, Helen; Himmelweit, Susan. Num Pages: 404 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Knowing Women explores some of the most exciting and new developments in feminist theory, engaging the reader as an active participant in critical debates concerning the status of women as both objects and subjects of knowledge.

The book introduces and reappraises key feminist questions concerning sex and gender, biology and the body, sexuality and motherhood. Various psychoanalytical perspectives are critically examined for the light they throw on the social and symbolic constructions of femininity. Later chapters explore theories of the subject and subjectivity, the place of language in the construction of social identities and the relation between discourse, power ... Read more

The debates are presented in a way that will make them accessible to students. Introductions to each chapter lay out the main issues and introduce readings chosen for their clarity and accessibility. Ideal as an introductory textbook in feminism and women's studies, Knowing Women will also appeal to a wide readership interested in current debates in feminist theory.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745609768
SKU
V9780745609768
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Helen Crowley
Helen Crowley is Lecturer in Sociology at The Open University. Susan Himmelweit is Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University.

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