Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0745665276
- ISBN-13
- 9780745665276
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-05-15
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Raewyn W. Connell
Description
This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, women's studies and to anyone interested in the field of sexual politics. Visit www.raewynconnell.net
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- 2016-09-23
- 421 pages
- Paperback
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