Encyclopedia of feminist theories
Annotation. The path-breaking _Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories_is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The _Encyclopedia_contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors.
Areas covered:
* traditional taxonomies of feminist theory (eg socialist thought)
* theoretical subdivisions (eg ecofeminism and feminist spirituality)
* discipline-specific issues (eg philosophy and anthropology)
* the conceptual apparatus of gender theory (eg biologism)
* methodologies (eg deconstruction and narrative theory) * intersections (eg with racial theory, queer theory)
* political issues (eg citizenship, reproductive rights)
Areas covered:
* traditional taxonomies of feminist theory (eg socialist thought)
* theoretical subdivisions (eg ecofeminism and feminist spirituality)
* discipline-specific issues (eg philosophy and anthropology)
* the conceptual apparatus of gender theory (eg biologism)
* methodologies (eg deconstruction and narrative theory) * intersections (eg with racial theory, queer theory)
* political issues (eg citizenship, reproductive rights)
Print Book, English, 2000
Routledge, London, 2000