{"product_id":"no-permanent-waves-recasting-histories-of-us-feminism-9780813547251","title":"No Permanent Waves Recasting Histories of US","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNo Permanent Waves\u003c\/i\u003e boldly enters the ongoing debates over the utility of the 'wave' metaphor for capturing the complex history of women''s rights by offering fresh perspectives on the diverse movements that comprise U.S. feminism, past and present. Seventeen essays--both original and reprinted--address continuities, conflicts, and transformations among women''s movements in the United States from the early nineteenth century through today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA respected group of contributors from diverse generations and backgrounds argue for new chronologies, more inclusive conceptualizations of feminist agendas and participants, and fuller engagements with contestations around particular issues and practices. Race, class, and sexuality are explored within histories of women''s rights and feminism as well as the cultural and intellectual currents and social and political priorities that marked movements for women''s advancement and liberation. These essays question whether the con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From Seneca Falls to hip-hop, this striking collection pushes us to rethink the who, what, when, where, and why of U.S. feminist history. The wide-ranging essays toss out the overly tidy generational model and replace it with complex, rich, and inclusive accounts of our feminist past. Highly recommended.\" -- Joanne Meyerowitz * author of How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States *\u003cbr\u003e\"An important contribution to the ongoing dialogue on the meaning of feminism and its application not just within the academy, but also to a larger and more general political, social, and intellectual forum. Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"As an intellectual enterprise the book successfully established the overlapping and intertwined configurations of feminist movements from the 1840s to the present. Hewitt's book is a compelling guide to contemporary interpretations of American feminisms. Its thought-provoking essays will be especially useful in classroom distussions about historical practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNo Permanent Waves\u003c\/i\u003e offers not only crucial information on the histories of feminism but also evidence for new historiographical claims about how feminism relates to itself across time, positionality, race, region, class, sexuality, occupation, and especially generation. Featuring a range of essays on manifestations of feminism and their relationships to time and generation, \u003ci\u003eNo Permanent Waves\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrated the strength of attending to difference.\"\u003cbr\u003e * Signs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Reframing Narratives\/Reclaiming Histories\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. From Seneca Falls to Suffrage? \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Multiracial Feminism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Black Feminisms and Human Agency\u003cbr\u003e“We Have a Long, Beautiful History”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Unsettling “Third Wave Feminism”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Coming Together\/Pulling Apart\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Overthrowing the “Monopoly of the Pulpit”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Labor Feminists and President Kennedy’s Commission on Women\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Expanding the Boundaries of the Women’s Movement\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Rethinking Global Sisterhood\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Living a Feminist Lifestyle\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Strange Bedfellows\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. From Sisterhood to Girlie Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Rethinking Agendas\/Relocating Activism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Staking Claims to Independence\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. “I Had Not Seen Women Like That Before”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. The Hidden History of Affirmative Action\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. U.S. Feminism—Grrrl Style!\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. “Under Construction”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405780230487,"sku":"9780813547251","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813547251.jpg?v=1730493590","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-permanent-waves-recasting-histories-of-us-feminism-9780813547251","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}