Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction, Second EditionIn this second edition of her 1989 survey on feminist theory, Rosemarie Tong provides a more comprehensive and substantially redrawn map of twentieth-century feminist thinking. Besides providing up-to-date coverage of liberal, radical (libertarian and cultural), and Marxist-socialist schools of feminism, she covers psychoanalytic, existentialist, and postmodern feminism. All the chapters have been rethought and new chapters on ecofeminism and multicultural and global feminism have been added.In the clear-sighted and accessible style for which has become known, Tong guides the reader through the complexities of even the most notoriously difficult thinkers. Students will become familiar with many of the essential figures in the feminist tradition as well as some of the issues that have been of special concern to women (e.g., pornography, reproductive technology, housework, the environment, and militarism). Moreover, students are repeatedly urged to consider the many differences that separate women (class, race, ethnicity, age, nationality, religion) as well as the sameness that continue to unite women.Tong treats all views with respect and encourages the reader to think both sympathetically and critically about what feminism is and what relevance it has to their own lives. As valuable as the first edition of Feminist Thought, this second edition surpasses its predecessor in depth and breadth. Clearly, Tong believes that feminist thought is still developing even as it approaches the millennium. |
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... Mitchell Juliet Mitchell combined a materialist , or economic , account of capitalism with a largely nonmaterialist , or ideological , account of patriarchy.82 She said a Marxist revolution aimed at destroying class society must be com ...
... Mitchell Juliet Mitchell combined a materialist , or economic , account of capitalism with a largely nonmaterialist , or ideological , account of patriarchy.82 She said a Marxist revolution aimed at destroying class society must be com ...
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... Mitchell , it is probably virgins . No wonder , then , that women who view sex as a part though certainly not the whole of a meaningful life start to feel abnormal . Commenting on this state of affairs , Mitchell observed that too much ...
... Mitchell , it is probably virgins . No wonder , then , that women who view sex as a part though certainly not the whole of a meaningful life start to feel abnormal . Commenting on this state of affairs , Mitchell observed that too much ...
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... Mitchell , his analysis applies to psychosexual development among any group of people . However , continued Mitchell , it is important to separate the particular emphases of Freud's analysis , its incidental features , from its general ...
... Mitchell , his analysis applies to psychosexual development among any group of people . However , continued Mitchell , it is important to separate the particular emphases of Freud's analysis , its incidental features , from its general ...
Contents
Liberal Feminism | 10 |
Libertarian and Cultural Perspectives | 45 |
Marxist and Socialist Feminism | 94 |
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