Global Critical Race Feminism: An International Reader

by Adrien Katherine Wing

Book Overview

The first anthology to collect essays focusing on the legal rights of women of color around the world

Global Critical Race Feminism is the first anthology to focus explicitly on the legal rights of women of color around the world. Containing nearly thirty essays, the book addresses such topical themes as responses to white feminism; the flashpoint issue of female genital mutilation; the intersections of international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081479338X
• ISBN13: 9780814793381
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive

This is a comprehensive, compelling collection sure to become a classic in sociology, anthropology, education political science, psychology and law. As diverse and intricate as the lives of women of color are, so are the essays included in this reader. It is truly powerful!

An Important Contribution

Although Global Critical Race Feminism is a rich reference work useful in the creation of scholarship, it is also a must for anyone interested in social justice. Taken together, the thoughtful and reader-friendly essays are context-specific and avoid generalizations, but at the same time show that ethnic and sexual oppression are not merely isolated aberrations but worldwide structural problems that deserve serious attention.