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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dislocating Cultures Identities Traditions and
Book SynopsisDislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations since colonial times, Uma Narayan inspects the underlying problems which culture poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding.Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and westernization in Third World contexts.Trade Review"A thoughtful analysis and candid appraisal of the obstacles to transnational feminist understanding, Narayan's discussion of the problems is a step in the right direction." -- Hypatia"Helpful addition for teaching non-Western and comparative women's studies courses." -- National Women's StudiesJournalTable of ContentsChapter 1 Contesting Cultures; Chapter 2 Restoring History and Politics to “Third-World Traditions”; Chapter 3 Cross-Cultural Connections, Border-Crossings, and “Death by Culture”; Chapter 4 Through the Looking-Glass Darkly; Chapter 5 Eating Cultures;
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Pennsylvania State University Press Having and Raising Children
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reconstructing Political Theory
Book SynopsisIn this volume leading feminist theorists re-think the traditional concepts of political theory and expand the range of problems and concerns regarded as central to the analysis of political life. Written by well-known scholars in philosophy, political science, sociology and law, the book provides a rich interdisciplinary account of key issues in political thought. While some chapters discuss traditional concepts such as rights, power, freedom and citizenship, others argue that less frequently discussed topics in political theory - such as the family, childhood, dependency, compassion and suffering - are just as significant for an understanding of political life. The opening chapter by Narayan and Shanley shows how this diverse set of topics can be linked together and how feminist theory can be elaborated systematically if it takes notions of independence and dependency, public and private, and power and empowerment as central to its agenda. This book will be oTrade Review"This disciplined collection of essays bears witness to the live and dynamic state of feminist political theory ... fresh perspectives on some of feminist theory's more intractable problems; and some much-needed attention to neglected issues, such as compassion and dependency ... [It is] a useful and stimulating anthology, to be recommended not least for the dextrous argument and taut analysis of many of its contributions." Women's Philosophy Review "A most welcome addition to any political theory course." Political StudiesTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Editor's Note. Introduction by Narayan and Shanley. 1. Alchemy or Fool's Gold? Assessing Feminist Doubts about Rights: E. Kiss. 2. Decoding 'Dependency': Inscriptions of Power in a Keyword of the US Welfare State: N. Fraser and L. Gordon. 3. Towards a Feminist Vision of Citizenship: Rethinking the Implications of Dignity, Political Participation, and Nationality: U. Narayan. 4. The Jurispolitics of Privacy: A. L. Allen. 5. Revisioning the Family: Relational Rights and Responsibilities: M. Minow and M. L. Shanley. 6. Political Children: Reflections on Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Public and Private Life: J. Bethke Elshtain. 7. The Heady Political Life of Compassion: E. V. Spelman. 8. Feminism and Power: A. Yeatman. 9. Rethinking Anarchism/Rethinking Power: A Contemporary Feminist Perspective: M. Ackelsberg. 10. Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from Violence against Women of Color: K. Crenshaw. 11. The Theory and Practice of Freedom: The Case of Battered Women: N. Hirschmann. Further Reading. Index.
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Indiana University Press Decentering the Center
Book SynopsisA considerable amount of feminist thinking today works across borders in ways that unsettle familiar philosophical and political frameworks. This work also crosses regional, national, and continental boundaries, as feminists find they must think globally, act locally, as the popular slogan has it.Trade Review"These essays by well-known feminist thinkers address philosophical issues concerning ethics, politics, knowledge, science, human experience from multicultural, global, and postcolonial feminist perspectives... The range of topics addressed is impressive and the clarity of the writing makes it accessible to reflective readers unfamiliar with the scholarly literature."--The Philosopher's Magazine, Summer 2001Table of ContentsIntroduction. Border CrossingsUma Narayan and Sandra HardingGlobalizing Feminist EthicsAlison M. JaggarFeminism, Women's Human Rights, and Cultural DifferencesSusan Moller OkinCultural Alterity: Cross-Cultural Communication and Feminist Theory in North-South ContextsOfelia SchutteHow to Think Globally: Stretching the Limits of ImaginationLorraine CodeEssence of Culture and a Sense of History: A Feminist Critique of Cultural EssentialismUma Narayan"It's Not Philosophy"Andrea NyeChandra Mohanty and the Revaluing of "Experience"Shari Stone-MediatoreSitios y Lenguas: Chicanas Theorize FeminismsAída HurtadoWhat Should White People Do?Linda Martín AlcoffLocating Traitorous Identities: Toward a View of Privilege-Cognizant White CharacterAlison BaileyMulticulturalism as a Cognitive Virtue of Scientific PracticeAnn E. CuddIt's All in the Family: Intersections of Gender, Race, and NationPatricia Hill CollinsDualisms, Discourse, and DevelopmentDrucilla K. BarkerResisting the Veil of Privilege: Building Bridge Identities as an Ethico-Politics of Global FeminismsMaquiladora Mestizas and a Feminist Border Politics: Revisiting AnzaldúaMelissa WrightBurnt Offerings to Rationality: A Feminist Reading of the Construction of Indigenous Peoples in Enrique Dussel's Theory of ModernityLynda LangeGender, Development, and Post-Enlightenment Philosophies of ScienceSandra Harding
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reconstructing Political Theory
Book SynopsisIn this volume leading feminist theorists re-think the traditional concepts of political theory and expand the range of problems and concerns regarded as central to the analysis of political life. Written by well-known scholars in philosophy, political science, sociology and law, the book provides a rich interdisciplinary account of key issues in political thought. While some chapters discuss traditional concepts such as rights, power, freedom and citizenship, others argue that less frequently discussed topics in political theory - such as the family, childhood, dependency, compassion and suffering - are just as significant for an understanding of political life. The opening chapter by Narayan and Shanley shows how this diverse set of topics can be linked together and how feminist theory can be elaborated systematically if it takes notions of independence and dependency, public and private, and power and empowerment as central to its agenda. This book will be oTrade Review"This disciplined collection of essays bears witness to the live and dynamic state of feminist political theory ... fresh perspectives on some of feminist theory's more intractable problems; and some much-needed attention to neglected issues, such as compassion and dependency ... [It is] a useful and stimulating anthology, to be recommended not least for the dextrous argument and taut analysis of many of its contributions." Women's Philosophy Review "A most welcome addition to any political theory course." Political StudiesTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Editor's Note. Introduction by Narayan and Shanley. 1. Alchemy or Fool's Gold? Assessing Feminist Doubts about Rights: E. Kiss. 2. Decoding 'Dependency': Inscriptions of Power in a Keyword of the US Welfare State: N. Fraser and L. Gordon. 3. Towards a Feminist Vision of Citizenship: Rethinking the Implications of Dignity, Political Participation, and Nationality: U. Narayan. 4. The Jurispolitics of Privacy: A. L. Allen. 5. Revisioning the Family: Relational Rights and Responsibilities: M. Minow and M. L. Shanley. 6. Political Children: Reflections on Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Public and Private Life: J. Bethke Elshtain. 7. The Heady Political Life of Compassion: E. V. Spelman. 8. Feminism and Power: A. Yeatman. 9. Rethinking Anarchism/Rethinking Power: A Contemporary Feminist Perspective: M. Ackelsberg. 10. Intersectionality and Identity Politics: Learning from Violence against Women of Color: K. Crenshaw. 11. The Theory and Practice of Freedom: The Case of Battered Women: N. Hirschmann. Further Reading. Index.
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