"Johanna Brenner writes with a clarity of purpose that arises
out of a lifetime of participation in the struggles of
working-class women. A major voice on the American left."
"--Mike Davis, May 2000"
Is there a future for feminism? The debate over the direction
and politics of the women's movement has been joined recently by
post-feminists and anti-feminists, in addition to competing
feminist perspectives. In Women and the Politics of Class, Johanna
Brenner offers a distinctive view, arguing for a strategic turn in
feminist politics toward coalitions centered on the interests of
working-class women.
Women and the Politics of Class engages many crucial
contemporary feminist issues-abortion, reproductive technology,
comparable worth, the impoverishment of women, the crisis in
care-giving, and the shredding of the social safety net through
welfare reform and budget cuts. These problems, Brenner argues,
must be set in the political and economic context of a state and
society dominated by the imperatives of capital accumulation.
Drawing on historical explorations of the labor movement and
working-class politics, Brenner provides a fresh materialist
approach to one of the most important issues of feminist theory
today: the intersection of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender,
sexuality, and class.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
