Feminism Without Illusions (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Fox
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Intellectual History
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Language or languages, United States or Americans, Philosophy or philosophers, Politics, Gender roles, Education or educators, Individuality, Feminism, Criticism, Abortion, Equality, Capitalism, Women’s movement, Women’s rights, Learning or scholarship, Pornography
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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