Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction

by Rosemarie Tong, Tina Fernandes Botts

Overview

A classic resource on feminist theory, this updated sixth edition of Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction offers a clear, comprehensive, and incisive introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory.

This new edition explores in detail the wide spectrum of feminist thought, from liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist and socialist feminisms, women-of-color feminisms, global, postcolonial, and transnational feminisms, to psychoanalytic feminism, care-focused and maternal-focused feminisms, to ecofeminism, existentialist, poststructural, and postmodern feminisms. The book also includes an expanded discussion of third-wave, fourth-wave, and fifth-wave feminisms, plus much new material on intersectionality, LGBTQ+ issues, gender identities, sexual orientations, and queer theory.

Learning tools like end-of-chapter discussion questions and an enhanced, up-to-date bibliography make Feminist Thought an essential resource for students and thinkers who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367857936
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/19/2024
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	538
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rosemarie Tong, PhD., is Distinguished Professor Emerita for Health Care Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and former Director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Tina Fernandes Botts, J.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Law at St. Francis School of Law where she teaches Constitutional Law. She is the author of For Equals Only: Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause and is also the editor of Philosophy and the Mixed Race Experience.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Diversity of Feminist Thinking; 1. Liberal Feminism; 2. Radical-Libertarian and Radical-Cultural Feminism; 3. Marxist and Socialist Feminism; 4. Women-of-Color Feminisms in the United States; 5. Global, Postcolonial, and Transnational Feminism; 6. Psychoanalytic Feminism; 7. Care-Focused and Maternal-Focused Feminisms; 8: Ecofeminism and Feminist Environmentalism; 9: Existentialist, Poststructural, and Postmodern Feminisms; 10. Third-Wave, Fourth-Wave, and Fifth-Wave Feminisms; 11. Intersectionality, LGBTQ+ Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations, and Queer Theory

What People are Saying About This

Nancy Tuana

Provides an up-to-date, critical introduciton of the major traditions in feminist theory...An essential resource. -- University of Oregon

Editorial Reviews

"Feminist Thought cogently demonstrates the diverse and rich areas of feminist theory-from radical to difference feminism, Tong and Botts detail the ways that race, gender, class, and sexuality intertwine in understandings of oppression and power."--Erin Heidt-Forsythe, Pennsylvania State University

"This book is the most comprehensive survey of feminist thought in the U.S. from the eighteenth century to the present that I have found. The authors do an excellent job of setting the historical context and demonstrating how feminist thought has evolved and developed based upon multiple perspectives. It is the best overall survey of feminist thought in the U.S. to date."--Glenna L. Simons, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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