{"product_id":"frontiers-of-feminism-movements-and-influences-in-quebec-and-italy-1960-80-hardback-9780774865265","title":"Frontiers of Feminism; Movements and Influences in Québec and Italy, 1960–80 (Hardback) 9780774865265","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrontiers of Feminism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMovements and Influences in Québec and Italy, 1960–80\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacinthe Michaud (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774865265\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacinthe Michaud, a professor at York University, writes a history of feminism in Quebec and Italy that captures women's exuberant hopes in a turbulent decade—in all their messy complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e - Elaine Coburn (Herizons)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the mid-1960s to the mid-80s, feminist activism in North America and Europe reached its peak. But responses to the issues and ideas that animated feminism were by no means homogeneous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrontiers of Feminism\u003c\/em\u003e combines feminist materialism and social movement theories to explore the principal ideological concerns of Québécois and Italian feminists, including Marxism, nationalism, Third World liberation discourse, and counter-cultural narratives. Identifying the convergences in and differences between these themes, Jacinthe Michaud reveals the synergy between feminism and the left, especially the New Left, and highlights the influence of American and French women's movements on those in Québec and Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy revisiting struggles such as the right to abortion, health and sexuality, wages for housework, and the quest for autonomy from masculine thought, \u003cem\u003eFrontiers of Feminism\u003c\/em\u003e brings new insights to the recent history of feminist movements and an international perspective to major themes, strategies, and modes of organizing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Contrasting the Québec and Italian Feminist Movements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Feminist Synergies with the Left\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Wages for Housework: Caught between Refusal to Work and Feminism \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Double Activism and Feminist Separatism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Illusion of Unity and Homogeneity: Emergence of a Fragmented Political Subject\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Angel Makers or Troublemakers? Abortion, Self-Help Politics, and the Management of Feminist Clinics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Feminist Approaches to Organizing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Capturing Feminist Transgressions through Cultural Productions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Who Should Write our History?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 This History Has No End and Offers No Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes; References; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531137347864,"sku":"9780774865265","price":56.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/frontiers-of-feminism-movements-and-influences-in-quebec-and-italy-1960-80-hardback-9780774865265","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}