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

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

Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations (Adams Carol J.)(Paperback)

Animals and Women is a collection of pioneering essays that explores the theoretical connections between feminism and animal defense. Offering a feminist perspective on the status of animals, this unique volume argues persuasively that both the social construction and oppressions of women are

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

Stable Homotopy and Generalised Homology (Adams J. F.)(Paperback)

J. Frank Adams, the founder of stable homotopy theory, gave a lecture series at the University of Chicago in 1967, 1970, and 1971, the well-written notes of which are published in this classic in algebraic topology. The three series focused on Novikov's work on operations in complex cobordism,

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

Sexual Politics (Millett Kate)(Paperback)

A sensation upon its publication in 1970, Sexual Politics documents the subjugation of women in great literature and art. Kate Millett's analysis targets four revered authors--D. H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, Norman Mailer, and Jean Genet--and builds a damning profile of literature's patriarchal myths

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

Shame and Its Sisters: A Silvan Tomkins Reader (Sedgwick Eve Kosofsky)(Paperback)

The question of affect is central to critical theory, psychology, politics, and the entire range of the humanities; but no discipline, including psychoanalysis, has offered a theory of affect that would be rich enough to account for the delicacy and power, the evanescence and durability, the bodily

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

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

Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism (Winslow Barbara)(Paperback)

An extraordinary political biography of English suffragist, feminist, and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst Along with her mother Emmeline, and her sister Christabel, Sylvia Pankhurst was one of the leading women's suffrage activists in early twentieth-century England, working with the militant Women's

Women Artists at the Millennium (Armstrong Carol)(Paperback)

Artists, art historians, and critics look at the legacies of feminism and critical theory in the work of women artists, more than thirty years after the beginning of the modern women's movement and Linda Nochlin's landmark essay 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?'More than thirty years

Critical Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Bronner Stephen Eric)(Paperback)

Critical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose -- and, if at all possible, cure -- the ills of society, particularly fascism and capitalism. In this book, Stephen Eric Bronner provides sketches of

Pearson Edexcel A Level US Government and Politics (Bennett Anthony J)(Paperback / softback)

Build your knowledge of US politics, develop critical understanding and practise the skills that will help your students in their

Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation (Wolf Sherry)(Paperback)

An indispensable history and contemporary guide to the struggle for authentic sexual equality and

Durkheim: A Critical Introduction (Allen Kieran)(Paperback)

A critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile

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

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics (Boix Carles)(Paperback)

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics offers a critical survey of the field of empirical political science through the collection of a set of chapters written by 48 top scholars in the discipline of comparative politics. Part I includes chapters surveying the key research

Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory (Macey David)(Paperback / softback)

Accessing the huge selection of critical theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary is an invaluable introduction to the theories and theorists in the field and will prove an authoritative resource for all

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 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

Realist Theory of Science (Bhaskar Roy)(Paperback / softback)

A text of the philosophical movement of critical

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

Critical Race Theory and Bamboozled (Raengo Alessandra)(Paperback)

The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of film theory with interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. The third book in the series, Critical