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Feminism and the body : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Catherine Kevin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminist theory.
- Human body--Social aspects.
- Human body.
- Sex role.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By definition, feminism is concerned with the historical, social and political meanings of sexual difference in the human body, and the spectrum of experiences those meanings produce. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, gendered forms of violence persist, abortion remains a political issue, reproductive and cosmetic technologies and their concomitant ethical questions are proliferating, and the presence of women's bodies in public spaces and for public consumption produces a range o...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; PART III; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; PART IV; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART V; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-48147-9
- 9786612481475
- 1-4438-1784-8
- OCLC:
- 823721075
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