Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive IntroductionIn this survey of feminist theory, Rosemarie Tong provides coverage of the psychoanalytic, existential and postmodern schools of feminism. The author guides the reader through the complexities of even the most notoriously difficult thinkers. Students will meet and become familiar with many of the essential figures in the feminist tradition, from Wollstonecraft and Engel, on through de Beauvoir, Dinnerstein, and Daly, and up to Mitchell and Cixous. The text treats all views with respect and encourages students to think critically and sympathetically about a wide range of views that have a direct relevance to their own lives. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | |
CHAPTER | |
Conclusion | |
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State | |
Critiques of Marxist Feminism | |
THREE | |
Conclusion | |
Lesbianism as Paradigmfor | |
DualSystems | |
Critiques of UnifiedSystems Theories | |
Conclusion | |
CHAPTER EIGHT | |
Three Perspectives | |
Critique of Postmodern Feminism | |
Notes | |
Selected Bibliography | |
Conclusion CHAPTER FIVE | |
Pursuing Psychoanalysis in Feminist Directions | |
Conclusion | |
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