ISBN:
0816621101
,
9780816621101
,
9780816684472
,
0816612098
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xx, 190 p)
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Getting Specific : Postmodern Lesbian Politics
DDC:
305.48/9664
Keywords:
Feminist theory
;
Lesbianism Philosophy
;
Lesbianism Political aspects
;
Feminist theory
;
Lesbianism ; Philosophy
;
Lesbianism ; Political aspects
;
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Abstract:
Phelan examines lesbian political theory and points out the pitfalls of a lesbian feminism that ignores the specificities of race. As she searches for a democratic identity politics, she explores the possibilities for lesbian community and for alliances with other groups, as well as the political goals of lesbian action
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. Specificity: Beyond Equality and Difference; 2. Building a Specific Theory; Interlude I: Getting Specific; Interlude II: Lost in the Land of Enchantment; Notes; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-186) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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