ISBN:
9780415637626
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (185 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory
Series Statement:
Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Feminism in France (RLE Feminist Theory) : From May '68 to Mitterand
DDC:
305.4/2/0944
Keywords:
Feminism ; France ; History ; 20th century
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Women ; Political activity ; France ; History ; 20th century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Feminism in France charts the evolution of the women's liberation in France (MLF) from its emergence in 1968 to the present. Claire Duchen provides a lucid and compelling account of different feminist practices in France, clarifying the divergent political stances and the feminist theory that informs them. The remarkably clear introduction to French feminist theory, notably of Luce Irigaray and Helene Cixous, places it in its wider intellectual and political context and illuminates the complex connection of feminist thinking to other strands of contemporary French thought, represented by philo
Description / Table of Contents:
Feminism in France From May '68 to Mitterrand; Copyright; Feminism in France From May '68 to Mitterrand; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Beginnings; Chapter 2 Currents: diversity and conflict; Chapter 3 French feminists and motherhood: destiny or slavery?; Chapter 4 Feminists and (French) philosophy; Chapter 5 The concept of the feminine; Chapter 6 A different politics; Chapter 7 Feminism in Socialist France; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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