Feminism : the essential historical writings /
Here are the essential historical writings of feminism. Many of these works, long out of print or forgotten in what is described as a male-dominated literary tradition, are finally brought out of obscurity and into the light of contemporary analysis and criticism. Included are more than forty select...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1994.
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| Edition: | Vintage books ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | Here are the essential historical writings of feminism. Many of these works, long out of print or forgotten in what is described as a male-dominated literary tradition, are finally brought out of obscurity and into the light of contemporary analysis and criticism. Included are more than forty selections, covering 150 years of writings on women's struggle for freedom from the American Revolution to the first decades of the twentieth century. This updated collection encompasses the crucial issues of women's oppression. A surprising degree of continuity between the ideas of the old and the new feminism is evident throughout. In her selection, the editor has by passed writings that deal exclusively with the outdated topic of suffrage in an effort to focus attention on the still unsolved feminist problems: marriage as an instrument of oppression; woman's desire to control her own body; the economic independence of women; the search for selfhood. This collection contains excerpts from books, essays, speeches, documents, letters, as well as poetry, drama, and fiction. Extensive commentaries by the editor help the reader see the historical context of each selection. -- From publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 374 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374). |
| ISBN: | 0679753818 9780679753810 |