At the Heart of Freedom: Feminism, Sex, and Equality

by Drucilla Cornell

Book Overview

How can women create a meaningful and joyous life for themselves? Is it enough to be equal with men? In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Drucilla Cornell argues that women should transcend the quest for equality and focus on what she shows is a far more radical project: achieving freedom. Cornell takes us on a highly original exploration of what it would mean for women politically, legally, and culturally, if we took this ideal of freedom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691028966
• ISBN13: 9780691028965
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Brillance of Cornell

Cornell writes a complex theoretical piece that takes time to digest for any feminist reader but overall her theories are critical for the evolution of feminism in the twenty-first century! I also recommend Between Women and Generations as a follow-up to fully understanding dignity and the imaginary domain.