Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic

by Serene J. Khader

Book Overview

Decolonizing Universalism argues that feminism can respect cultural and religious differences and acknowledge the legacy of imperialism without surrendering its core ethical commitments. Transcending relativism/ universalism debates that reduce feminism to a Western notion, Serene J. Khader proposes a feminist vision that is sensitive to postcolonial and antiracist concerns. Khader criticizes the false universalism of what she calls 'Enlightenment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190664207
• ISBN13: 9780190664206
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"