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In Adamless Eden: The Community of Women Faculty at Wellesley
by Patricia A Palmieri  Synopsis At its origins in the late nineteenth century, Wellesley College was unique in its commitment to an exclusively female faculty, and much of its intellectual fervor can be traced back to that time. This book -- an engrossing narrative history of that...
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Why Feminism?: Gender, Psychology, Politics (Gender & Culture)
by Lynne Segal Publisher Comments Segal tries to make sense of the melange she finds contemporary feminism to be, querying whether it can still produce a confrontational and broadly transformative politics and culture or is just a blip in the march of economic neo-liberalism. Her...
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Undressing Feminism (Paragon Issues in Philosophy)
by Ellen R. Klein Synopsis Undressing Feminism is an eminently readable work in which Klein argues that todays feminism is one of the leading causes of social and legal problems in contemporary American culture. Undressing Feminism traces the fight for equality for women from the...
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The Eloquence of Silence: Algerian Women in Question
by Marina Lazreg Publisher Comments The Eloquence of Silence provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of gender relations in Algeria from the pre-colonial era to the present. By tracing the changes in women's roles, Marnia Lazreg illuminates the achievements as well as the setbacks...
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Rethinking Feminist Ethics: Care, Trust & Empathy
by Daryl Koehn Publisher Comments "Rethinking Feminist Ethics" bridges the gap between women theorists disenchanted with aspects of traditional theories that insist upon the need for some ethical principles. The book raises the question of whether the female conception of ethics...
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Doria Shafik, Egyptian Feminist: A Woman Apart
by Cynthia Nelson Publisher Comments Doria Shafik (1908-1975), an Egyptian feminist, poet, publisher and political activist, participated in one of her country's most explosive periods of social and political transformation. During the '40s she burst onto the public stage in Egypt, openly...
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Luisa Capetillo, Pioneer Puerto Rican Feminist
by Norma Valle Ferrer Publisher Comments Luisa Capetillo (1879-1922) was a pioneer in the struggle for women's and workers' rights. A feminist and an anarchist, she earned her living as a labor leader and journalist. She wrote brilliant theoretical essays and published four books, including...
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Two Paths to Womens Equality (Twayne's Social Movements Past & Present)
by Janet Zollinger Giele Publisher Comments Social Movements Past and Present offers thorough analyses of the ideas and actions that have changed the way Americans think and live. Each volume is written by a specialist drawing on the insights and methodologies of history, sociology and political...
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Thinking the Difference for a Peaceful R
by Karin Montin Synopsis 'a good introduction to Irigaray's oeuvre' The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural TheoryDiscusses how language, religion, law, art, science and technology have failed women and how concrete changes can be made to ensure that 'our' culture belongs to...
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Entremundos/Amongworlds: New Perspectives on Gloria Anzaldua
by Analouise Keating Publisher Comments This book offers a multidisciplinary investigation of the concepts, impact, and writings of contemporary cultural theorist and creative writer, Gloria Anzaldua; a figure whose work has expanded previous views in American Studies, Chicano/a Studies...
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Fundamental Feminism: Contesting the Core Concepts of Feminist Theory
by Judith Grant Publisher Comments What makes feminist theory feminist? How did so many different feminisms come to exist? In Fundamental Feminism , Judith Grant addresses these questions by offering a critical exploration of the evolution of feminist theory and the state of feminist...
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Derrida and Feminism: Recasting the Question of Woman
by Mary C. Rawlinson Publisher Comments The first-ever compilation of articles that highlights the intersection of Derridean and feminist theories this work represents the extensive and diverse response feminist theorists have had to Derrida, particularly to the issues of gender, identity, and...
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Feminist Epistemologies (93 Edition)
by Linda Alcoff Publisher Comments This is the first collection by influential feminist theorists to focus on the heart of traditional epistemology, dealing with such issues as the nature of knowledge and objectivity from a gender perspective....
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Feminist Thought Androcentrism, Communication and Objectivity
by Shefali Moitra Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-154) and index....
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Letters to a Young Feminist
by Phyllis Chesler Publisher Comments In a familiar voice filled with warmth, compassion, and strength, Phyllis Chesler takes stock of her generation's legacy to the present and future, and challenges readers to protect what has been won and to confront the monumental tasks still ahead....
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Facts & Fairy Tales about Female Labour, Family & Fertility: A Seven-Country Comparison, 1850-1990
by Hettie A Pott Buter Publisher Comments Nobody really understands Dutch women. They seem lively, well-educated and liberated. And yet—apparently—their participation in the labor market has always been far less than that of women in surrounding and economically comparable countries....
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Continental Philosophy in Feminist Perspective: Re-Reading the Canon in Germany
by Cornelia Klinger Publisher Comments "We translate what American women write, they never translate our texts", wrote Helene Cixous almost two decades ago. Her complaint about the unavailability of French feminist writing in English has long since been rectified, but the situation for...
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Womens America 2ND Edition
by Linda Kerber Publisher Comments This new edition of a widely-acclaimed anthology incoroprates the best of the extensive new scholarship in women's history with American history as a whole. Some sixty documents and articles, including essays written by the editors especially for this...
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Russian Women's Studies: Essays on Sexism in Soviet Culture
by Tatyana Mamonova Book News Annotation Topics ranging from the patriarchal roots of Russian folklore to issues such as homosexuality and the law. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)...
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Provoking Feminisms
by Carol Allen Publisher Comments A stimulating and incisive book, Provoking Feminisms is a collection of essays, comments, and replies on some of today's most contentious issues in feminist theory. Specific conversations center on such topics of debate as feminist standpoint theory...
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