What is Feminism?: An Introduction to Feminist TheorySo what is feminism anyway? Is it possible to make sense of the complex and often contradictory debates? In this concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory, Chris Beasley provides clear explanations of the many types of feminism. She outlines the development of liberal, radical and Marxist/socialist feminism, and reviews the more contemporary influences of psychoanalysis, postmodernism, theories of the body, queer theory and the ongoing significance of race and ethnicity. What is Feminism? is a clear and up-to-date guide to Western feminist theory for students, their teachers, researchers and anyone else who wants to understand and engage in current feminist debates. |
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2 Feminisms difference from traditional social and political thought | 11 |
Active ingredients | 23 |
3 Debates within feminism about feminism | 25 |
4 Overviews of feminist thought | 36 |
Whats on the menu? | 49 |
liberal radical and Marxistsocialist feminisms | 51 |
feminism and the influence of psychoanalysis | 65 |
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