Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism

...the book challenges assumptions and pushes historic and geographical boundaries thatmust be altered if women of all colors are to win the struggles thrust upon us bythe 'new world order' of the 1990s. — New Directions forWomen

This surely is a book for anyone trying to comprehend theways sexism fuels racism in a post-colonial, post-Cold War world that remainsdangerous for most women. — Cynthia H. Enloe

... provocative analyses ofthe simultaneous oppressions of race, class, gender and sexuality... a powerfulcollection. — Gloria Anzald a

... propels third world feministperspectives from the periphery to the cutting edge of feminist theory in the1990s. — Aihwa Ong

... a carefully presented wealth ofmuch-needed information. — Audre Lorde

... it is asignificant book. — The Bloomsbury Review

...excellent... The nondoctrinaire approach to the Third World and to feminism ingeneral is refreshing and compelling. — World LiteratureToday

... an excellent collection of essays examining 'ThirdWorld' feminism. — The Year's Work in Critical and CulturalTheory

These essays document the debates, conflicts, andcontradictions among those engaged in developing third world feminist theory andpolitics. Contributors: Evelyne Accad, M. Jacqui Alexander, Carmen Barroso, CristinaBruschini, Rey Chow, Juanita Diaz-Cotto, Angela Gilliam, Faye V. Harrison, CherylJohnson-Odim, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Ann Russo, Barbara Smith, Nayereh Tohidi, Lourdes Torres, Cheryl L. West, & Nellie Wong.