Feminist Thought 4/e A More Comprehensive Introduction

Praise for the third edition: Winner of a "Choice" Outstanding Academic Titles(OAT) award for 2009 "No other work gives one such a sense of the scope and substance of the major traditions of feminist theory. This richly transformed new edition of "Feminist Thought" is an indispensable resource for those who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates. Tong's comprehensive understanding of feminist theory enabled her to craft an indispensable overview that clearly illustrates the challenges as well as the promises of the range of approaches, perspectives, and frameworks that comprise feminist efforts to identify sources of oppression and transform women's status as the 'second sex.'" --Nancy Tuana, Penn State University "The third edition of "Feminist Thought" is an invaluable guide to all scholars and students of feminist theories. It provides a comprehensive overview of the richly diverse set of perspectives that guide feminist theory and action. Rosemarie Tong is generous, respectful, and even-handed in her clear and eloquent presentation of the strengths of each perspective, while providing fair but challenging criticism of its limitations. This edition improves on its excellent predecessors by being more comprehensive, more persuasive in its categorization of several theorists, and more helpful in understanding the relations among multicultural, global, and postcolonial feminist approaches. It is an essential resource for anyone seeking to engage with feminist theory." --Susan Sherwin, University Research Professor, Philosophy and Gender and Women's Studies, Dalhousie University "The best introduction to feminist theory is now even better! Rewritten with substantially new chapters on multicultural, global, and postcolonial feminism, care-focused feminist thought, psychoanalytic feminism, and contemporary socialist feminist theory, this new edition of "Feminist Thought" provides an upda