Gender and Power, 1st Edition by Raewyn Connell - ISBN: 9780745604688
Paperback
Author is well–known for his original work on sexual politics.2. Major textb ook, covering many theories which have tackled the problem of gender – from psychoanalysis to Marxism and feminist theories.3. Succeeds in using sexual politics to reformulate the traditional realms of social and political theory.

Gender and Power, 1st Edition

Society, the Person and Sexual Politics

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    24 September 1987

Summary

This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, women’s studies and to anyone interested in the fie…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780745604688
ISBN-10:0745604684
Author:Raewyn Connell
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:Polity Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Edition:1st
Release Date:24 September 1987
Weight:482g
Dimensions:228mm x 154mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

`For many years now Bob Connell has been the most original male writer venturing into the difficult terrain of gender relations. His writing is lucid, scholarly and inspiring; indispensable for anyone trying to understand and challenge existing power relations between women and men.’ Lynne Segal, co-author of ‘Beyond Fragments’ and ‘Is the Future Feminine?’

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