{"product_id":"knowing-women-feminism-and-knowledge-paperback-softback-9780745609768","title":"Knowing Women; Feminism and Knowledge (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745609768","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKnowing Women\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFeminism and Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHelen Crowley (Edited by), Susan Himmelweit (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745609768, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 January 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.9 x 2.9 cm, 0.539 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowing Women\u003c\/i\u003e explores some of the most exciting and new developments in feminist theory, engaging the reader as an active participant in critical debates concerning the status of women as both objects and subjects of knowledge.  \u003cp\u003eThe book introduces and reappraises key feminist questions concerning sex and gender, biology and the body, sexuality and motherhood. Various psychoanalytical perspectives are critically examined for the light they throw on the social and symbolic constructions of femininity. Later chapters explore theories of the subject and subjectivity, the place of language in the construction of social identities and the relation between discourse, power and knowledge. A concluding chapter focuses on the debate between feminism and post-modernism, stressing the political nature of the feminist project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe debates are presented in a way that will make them accessible to students. Introductions to each chapter lay out the main issues and introduce readings chosen for their clarity and accessibility. Ideal as an introductory textbook in feminism and women's studies, \u003ci\u003eKnowing Women\u003c\/i\u003e will also appeal to a wide readership interested in current debates in feminist theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. Discrimination, Subordination and Difference: Feminist Perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Biology, Society and the Female Body.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Gender and Mothering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Language and Difference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Subjectivity and Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Experience and the Politics of Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Aims and Achievements of Feminist Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource list of articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501204926744,"sku":"9780745609768","price":23.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745609768.jpg?v=1786217035","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/knowing-women-feminism-and-knowledge-paperback-softback-9780745609768","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}