Feminism Without Illusions

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Feminism Without Illusions (Magill Book Reviews)

Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, an early modern historian and head of Women’s Studies at Emory University, has assembled a book critiquing individualism from her socialist-feminist perspective; it focuses on current debates in feminism and the academic community. Fox-Genovese is at her best when she is summarizing and critiquing the various positions in the debates, giving context and historical background surrounding them; she is weakest when she attempts to propose her own program.

Fox-Genovese correctly analyzes the historical origins of feminism, tracing it to the development of...

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