Description
An introduction to the issues of contemporary feminism, with a global perspective. This book is a concise anthology considering the similarities and differences between feminisms in West and East, North and South, and highlighting class, racial, ethnic and imperial tensions and claims in the 20th century. The book analyzes the roots, development and, in some cases, the conclusions of feminisms and how they have interacted. From the European and American feminist movements to those in the ex-Soviet Union and women's rights and groups in South Asia, this book examines the key economic, technological, sexual, reproductive, ecological and political debates. Review: This is a most welcome addition to the literature. Teachers and students, both graduate and undergraduate, in world history and women's studies courses will profit greatly from it. -Journal of World History