The Feminist Standpoint Revisited, and Other Essays - Nancy Cm Hartsock

Descriere The Feminist Standpoint Revisited, and Other Essays - Nancy Cm Hartsock

A collection of classic and new essays by one of feminism's most influential thinkers. This volume collects Nancy Hartsock's most important writings, offering her current thinking about the development of feminist thought in politics over the last two decades and shows how political insights can grow out of personal challenge. \nFor over twenty years Nancy Hartsock has been a powerful voice in the effort to forge a feminism sophisticated and strong enough to make a difference in the real world of powerful political and economic forces. This volume collects her most important writings, offering her current thinking about this period in the development of feminist political economy and presenting an important new paper, The Feminist Standpoint Revisited.Central themes recur throughout the volume: in particular, the relationships between theory and activism, between feminism and Marxism, and between postmodernism and politics. Readers will appreciate Hartsock's account of how so much of her theoretical work grew directly out of the demands of the activist life.The Feminist Standpoint Revisited is an important record and a timely reevaluation of the development of feminist thought, as well as a contribution to current work. It will be a valuable resource for feminist theorists in a wide variety of disciplines.

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Basic Books

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9780813315584

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