The Politics of Third Wave Feminisms: Neoliberalism, Intersectionality, and the State in Britain and the Us

by Elizabeth Evans and Elizabeth Evans

Book Overview

The past twenty years have witnessed a renewal of interest in feminist activism on both sides of the Atlantic. In part this has been a response to neoliberal and neoconservative attacks, both implicit and explicit, on the gains made by feminists during the 1960s and 70s.

This study adds a comparative dimension to the ongoing analysis of feminism and feminist activism by mapping, analysing and theorising third wave feminisms in the US and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349451819
• ISBN13: 9781349451814
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"