Disarming Patriarchy: Feminism and Political Action at GreenhamIn Disarming Patriarchy, Sasha Roseneil examines the ways in which feminists can resist and transform relations of male domination and female subordination. It is an important contribution to the debates which surround feminism, politics, identity, sexuality and militarism. It is also about one of the most momentous social movements of the twentieth century, a movement which galvanized into action hundreds of thousands of women, confronting patriarchal ideas and challenging the foundations of militarism. Disarming Patriarchy is the first in-depth sociological study of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, and is an important contribution to the understanding of women's agency and feminist politics, and to the analysis of contemporary social movements. Disarming Patriarchy is important reading for students of women's studies, sociology, politics and international relations and for everyone interested in our recent social history. |
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... thought it was outstanding . We thought we were absolutely amazing [ laughs ] , but nobody agreed with us . So as we got nearer to Greenham , that's when we had the idea of chaining ourselves to the fences , to make some impact ...
... thought it was outstanding . We thought we were absolutely amazing [ laughs ] , but nobody agreed with us . So as we got nearer to Greenham , that's when we had the idea of chaining ourselves to the fences , to make some impact ...
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... thought were women's politics and sexuality and stuff , and issue politics , you know , important politics . ( Penny Gulliver , 22 , camper ) Kim Smith had been involved in the International Marxist Group at university , and in trade ...
... thought were women's politics and sexuality and stuff , and issue politics , you know , important politics . ( Penny Gulliver , 22 , camper ) Kim Smith had been involved in the International Marxist Group at university , and in trade ...
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... thoughts enough . I wasn't coming forward . And at the time I just thought , well maybe this is just my lack of experience or lack of confi- dence or whatever . But I realized that the men were dominating , and I was allowing them to ...
... thoughts enough . I wasn't coming forward . And at the time I just thought , well maybe this is just my lack of experience or lack of confi- dence or whatever . But I realized that the men were dominating , and I was allowing them to ...
Contents
The origins of Greenham | 14 |
The making of Greenham | 30 |
theorizing practice and practising theory | 60 |
Copyright | |
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