Feminist Thought A More Comprehensive Introduction | Gender Studies

A classic resource on feminist theory this updated sixth edition of Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction offers a clear comprehensive and incisive introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory. This new edition explores in detail the wide spectrum of feminist thought from liberal feminism radical feminism Marxist and socialist feminisms women-of-color feminisms global postcolonial and transnational feminisms to psychoanalytic feminism care-focused and maternal-focused feminisms to ecofeminism existentialist poststructural and postmodern feminisms. The book also includes an expanded discussion of third-wave fourth-wave and fifth-wave feminisms plus much new material on intersectionality LGBTQ+ issues gender identities sexual orientations and queer theory. Learning tools like end-of-chapter discussion questions and an enhanced up-to-date bibliography make Feminist Thought an essential resource for students and thinkers who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates. |Feminist Thought A More Comprehensive Introduction | Gender Studies