Feminism and History

by Joan Wallach Scott

Book Overview

This stimulating volume offers a cross-disciplinary selection of recent articles on feminist history. Dismissing essentialist accounts of a universal female identity, the contributors examine how ideas about sexual difference are shaped by specific socio-historical circumstances. How, for example, do issues such as race, class, gender, and sexuality impact on the experience of "women"? How are such categories defined in widely disparate cultures and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198751699
• ISBN13: 9780198751694
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 622 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"