Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0230283217
- ISBN-13
- 9780230283213
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 226
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-07-21
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- J. Dean
Description
Rethinking Contemporary Feminist Politics puts forward a timely analysis of contemporary feminism. Critically engaging with both narratives of feminist decline and re-emergence, it draws on poststructuralist political theory to assess current forms of activism in the UK and present a provocative account of recent developments in feminist politics.
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