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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463128403321

Autore

Cocks Joan <1947-, >

Titolo

The oppositional imagination : feminism, critique, and political theory / / Joan Cocks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-09392-5

1-283-86121-6

1-136-20387-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; ; v. 30

Disciplina

305.4/2

305.42

305.4201

Soggetti

Feminism

Power (Social sciences)

Critical theory

Sex role

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1989 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. On theory -- pt. 2. On masculine/feminine.

Sommario/riassunto

The Oppositional Imagination draws together elements from Marxism, analytical philosophy, post-structuralism, and post-colonial criticism to analyse the elusive interplay of culture and power. It focuses its attention on cultural domination, opposition and evasion in the realm of sex and gender.Joan Cocks reflects on questions crucial to both political theorists and feminists: the relationship between political theory and practical life; the possibility of bringing together a philosophical and a literary language to comprehend and evoke concrete experience; and the reconcili