Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Frye Marilyn)(Paperback)

Politics of Reality: Essays in Feminist Theory (Frye Marilyn)(Paperback)

Politics of Reality includes essays that examine sexism, the exploitation of women, the gay rights movement and other topics from a feminist perspective. 'This is radical feminist theory at its best: clear, careful and critical.'--SIGNS 'For anyone first coming to feminism, these essays serve as a

Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman (Ruti Mari)(Paperback)

In Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman, Mari Ruti traces the development of feminist film theory from its foundational concepts such as the male gaze, female spectatorship, and the masquerade of femininity to 21st-century analyses of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, postfeminism, and the

Mind of an Outlaw - Selected Essays (Mailer Norman)(Paperback / softback)

Focuses on Marilyn Monroe, culture, ideology, boxing, Hemingway, politics, sex,

The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (Adams Carol J.)(Paperback)

The Sexual Politics of Meat is Carol Adams' inspiring and controversial exploration of the interplay between contemporary society's ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with meat and masculinity. First published in 1990, the book has continued to change the lives of tens of thousands of

The Politics of Weight: Feminist Dichotomies of Power in Dieting (Morris Amelia Greta)(Paperback)

Critical Interventions in Caribbean Politics and Theory (Meeks Brian)(Paperback)

These essays by Brian Meeks, a noted public intellectual in the Caribbean, reflect on Caribbean politics, particularly radical politics and ideologies in the postcolonial era. But his essays also explain the peculiarities of the contemporary neo-liberal period while searching for pathways beyond

A Feminist Theory of Refusal (Honig Bonnie)(Pevná vazba)

An acclaimed political theorist offers a fresh, interdisciplinary analysis of the politics of refusal, highlighting the promise of a feminist politics that does not simply withdraw from the status quo but also transforms it. The Bacchae, Euripides's fifth-century tragedy, famously depicts the wine

Feminist Legal Theory (Second Edition): A Primer (Levit Nancy)(Paperback)

Feminist legal theory is one of the most dynamic fields in the law, and it affects issues ranging from child custody to sexual harassment. Since its initial publication in 2006, Feminist Legal Theory: A Primer has received rave reviews. Now, in the completely updated second edition of this

Bad Feminist (Gay Roxane)(Paperback)

A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. “Pink is my favorite color. I used to say my favorite color was black to be cool, but it is pink—all shades of pink. If I have an accessory, it

On the Brink: Language, Time, History, and Politics (Hamacher Werner)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of essays by one of the foremost figures in contemporary theory takes as its theme the edge or limit between language, time, history, and politics. These are essays that are all on the brink, the very extreme at which one can no longer define where one is located, neither on the

Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader (Eagleton Mary)(Paperback)

Now in its third edition, Feminist Literary Theory remains the most comprehensive, single volume introduction to a vital and diverse field Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the field over the last decade Includes extracts from all the major critics, critical approaches and

A Theory of Everything Else: Essays (Pedersen Laura)(Paperback)

That elusive Holy Grail of modern physics, A Theory of Everything (ToE), would explain the universe in a single set of equations. Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking tackled the problem during their lifetimes and the quest continues today in laboratories around the world. Leaving string theory,

Judges, politics and the Irish Constitution (Cahillane Laura)(Paperback)

A collection of essays on politics and judicial power in Ireland, featuring contributions from scholars, judges and legal

Unpacking Queer Politics: A Lesbian Feminist Perspective (Jeffreys Sheila)(Paperback)

Unpacking Queer Politics argues that the strong lesbian feminist movement of the 1970s, which was able to articulate a philosophy and practice that distinguished lesbian politics from gay male politics, was submerged in the 1990s beneath a gay male agenda called queer politics. The new

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual readers frequently found the theory 'unsettling' or 'provocative.' Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in the book

Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality (McClary Susan)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking collection of essays in feminist music criticism, this book addresses problems of gender and sexuality in repertoires ranging from the early seventeenth century to rock and performance art. .' . . this is a major book . . . McClary's] achievement borders on the miraculous.' The

Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject (Mahmood Saba)(Paperback)

Politics of Piety is a groundbreaking analysis of Islamist cultural politics through the ethnography of a thriving, grassroots women's piety movement in the mosques of Cairo, Egypt. Unlike those organized Islamist activities that seek to seize or transform the state, this is a moral reform movement

Living a Feminist Life (Ahmed Sara)(Paperback)

In Living a Feminist Life Sara Ahmed shows how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences of being a feminist at home and at work. Building on legacies of feminist of color scholarship in particular, Ahmed offers a poetic and personal meditation on how feminists

Black Immigrants in the United States: Essays on the Politics of Race, Language, and Voice (Cooper Ayanna)(Paperback)

An Analysis of Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics (Quinn Riley)(Paperback)

Kenneth Waltz's 1979 Theory of International Politics is credited with bringing about a 'scientific revolution' in the study of international relations - bringing the field into a new era of systematic study. The book is also a lesson in reasoning carefully and critically. Good reasoning is

Public Policy in the Community (Taylor Marilyn)(Paperback)

The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement, believe active communities are essential for tackling a range of social, economic and political challenges, such as crime,

Feminist International: How to Change Everything (Gago Veronica)(Paperback)

Leader of Latin America's powerful new women's movement rethinks the meaning of feminist politics Recent years have seen massive feminist mobilizations in virtually every continent, overturning social mores and repressive legislation. As women filled the streets of Argentina and Madrid, in Italy

Feminist Therapy (Brown Laura S.)(Paperback)

In this second edition of her popular book, Laura S. Brown reviews the history, theory, empirical basis, and practice of feminist therapy, a groundbreaking approach that not only listens to, but privileges, the voices and experiences of those who have been defined as 'other' by dominant cultures

Room of One's Own and Three Guineas (Woolf Virginia)(Paperback / softback)

In these two classic essays of feminist literature, Woolf argues passionately for women's intellectual freedom and their role in challenging the drive towards fascism and conflict. She raises questions concerning militarism, education, and social and gender inequality that are relevant to this