Feminist experiences : the women's movement in four cultures / / Susan Bassnett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786597403321
• Autore: Bassnett Susan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-08504-3; 1-283-84727-2; 1-136-19553-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Collana: Routledge library editions : feminist theory ; ; Volume 11; Routledge library editions. Feminist theory
• Disciplina: 305.4/2
• Soggetti: Feminist theory; Feminism - United States; Feminism - Italy; Feminism - Great Britain; Feminism - Germany
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1986 by Allen & Unwin.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FEMINIST EXPERIENCESThe Women's Movement in Four Cultures; Copyright; FEMINIST EXPERIENCESThe Women's Movement in Four Cultures; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The United States; Chapter 2 The German Democratic Republic; Chapter 3 Italy; Chapter 4 Britain; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Women's Movement is usually referred to as if it were a constant, global phenomenon. There are women's movements in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, India, Japan and Australia, and many women and men assume that they are regional manifestations of the same thing, and share a common core.Susan Bassnett has lived and been involved in the struggles of the women's movement in the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom, and has had extensive contacts with feminists in the German Democratic Republic. On the basis of her personal experiences and study of wo