Dec 25, 2009

Feminism Without Illusions | Feminism Without Illusions

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Author: Elizabeth Fox
First Published: 1991
Type of Work: History and current affairs
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 the women’s studies department at Emory University, has put together a book critiquing individualism from her socialist- feminist perspective, focusing 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 the 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...

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Feminism Without Illusions | Feminism Without Illusions

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