Modern Political Theory and Contemporary Feminism: A Dialectical Analysis (Suny Feminist Political Theory) - Hardcover

Ring, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791407535 ISBN 13: 9780791407530

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Ring, Jennifer

About this title

About the Author:

Jennifer Ring is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina.

Review:

“Jennifer Ring’s book is a significant step in feminist theory. She moves beyond old dichotomies, and beyond the rejection of all dichotomies, by establishing the value of a ‘minimalist dialectics’ drawn from Hegel and from Marx. She recasts familiar debates with fresh insights. Her book is scholarly but clear and accessible; it deserves a wide audience among political theorists and all participants in feminist discourse.” ― Nannerl O. Keohane, President, Wellesley College

“This book is an intelligent, well-argued, articulate presentation of the problems with earlier feminist epistemologies that have adopted unsatisfactory stances for either observing or participating in the political world. Ring draws from both Hegel and Marx to propose a minimalist dialectic that requires neither essentialism nor a completely subjectivized stance. She speaks with elegance and clarity.” ― Arlene W. Saxonhouse, University of Michigan

“I admire this book. The stance it takes ― neither liberal nor deconstructionist― seems to me both common sensible and rare. The author has a lively, engaged mind. Her approach is refreshingly rebellious, but she writes with great respect for the liberal and conservative traditions she criticizes, as she writes with great concern for the future of feminism.” ― Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Wesleyan University

About this edition

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0791407535
• ISBN 13: 9780791407530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240