Political theory and feminist social criticism /
Brooke Ackerly examines the methods by which Third World feminist activists have criticised society. She argues that their activities show how feminist theory can move beyond its theoretical impasse towards articulating a social criticism relevant to dealing with real world inequalities.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000
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| Series: | Contemporary political theory.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Silent voices and everyday critics: problems in political theory, solutions from Third World feminist social criticism
- 2. A Third World feminist theory of social criticism
- 3. Method: skeptical scrutiny, guiding criteria, and deliberative inquiry in concert
- 4. Roles: social criticism and self-criticism
- 5. Qualifications: everyday critics, multi-sited critics, and multiple critics
- 6. Third World feminist social criticism as feminism.
