Criticism & Theory, Social Sciences, Feminist Theory, Discrimination & Racism 

In this outstanding collection of essays, contributed by some ofAmerica's leading feminist writers, the current terrain of Americanfeminism is charted as never before. Covering a broad range ofsubjects and a diversity of approaches, this volume demonstratesjust how far American feminism has come in developing distinctiveand sophisticated strategies for combining theory andpractice.While many of the writers represented have made their careerswithin the academy, their interests are never exclusively academic.Indeed, at the heart of this book lies a broad concern with the keysocial issues of our day. Thus, Catherine MacKinnon writes on sexequality under the law, Cynthia Enloe on international politics,bell hooks on cinematic representation of blackness, and DonnaHaraway on the biopolitics of postmodern bodies.The selection also includes important essays by Gayle Rubin, TaniaModleski, Rey Chow, Trinh Minh-ha, Sandra Harding, Judith Staceyand Barrie Thorne, Evelyn Fox Keller, Joan Wallach Scott, Linda S.Kauffman, Paula Treicher, Angela Davis, Gloria Anzaldua and JeanBethke Elshtain. - from Amzon