Inclusive Feminism: A Third Wave Theory of Women's Commonality - Hardcover

Zack Lehman College CUNY, Naomi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074254298X ISBN 13: 9780742542983

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Second Wave feminism collapsed in the early 1980s when a universal definition of women was abandoned. At the same time, as a reaction to the narcissism of white middle class feminism, 'intersectionality' led to many different feminisms according to race, sexual preference and class. These ongoing segregations make it impossible for women to unite politically and they have not ended exclusion and discrimination among women, especially in the academy. In Inclusisve Feminism, Naomi Zack provides a universal, relational definition of women, critically engages both Anglo and French feminists and shows how women can become a united historical force, with the political goal of ruling in place of men.

About this title

About the Author:

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon.

Review:

This timely―indeed overdue―book incisively addresses the central concern of Western feminists for the past quarter century. Challenging the orthodoxy of intersectionality, Zack proposes a relational essentialism that explains women's commonality without denying diversity or inequality. Her book is clear, bold, erudite―and fun to read. (Alison M. Jaggar, University of Colorado, Boulder)

As the politics of identity threaten to leave feminists fragmented, Naomi Zack develops a brilliant and timely argument for a universal definition of woman. She carefully steers us clear of the false generalizations made about women in the past, while urging women to demand the revaluation of their unpaid labor. (Cynthia Willett, Author of Maternal Ethics and Other Slave Moralities)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 074254298X
• ISBN 13: 9780742542983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208