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Record Nr.

UNISA996202104503316

Autore

Eisenstein Zillah R.

Titolo

Against empire : feminisms, racism, and the West / / Zillah Eisenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2004

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-21831-6

1-84813-607-2

1-281-21557-0

9786611215576

1-84813-050-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

909/.09821

Soggetti

Civilization, Western

East and West

North and south

Imperialism

Racism

Feminism

Difference (Psychology)

Political activism

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Unilateral empire : the united nations of America -- 2. Thinking to see : secrets, silences, and 'befores' -- 3. Humanizing humanity : secrets of the universal -- 4. Fictions of the West : their de-racing and de-sexing -- 5. Colonialism and difference : the 'othering' of alternative democracies -- 6. Non-western westerners : the difference color makes -- 7. Feminisms and Afghan women : before and after September 11 -- 8. Feminisms from elsewheres : seeing polyversal humanity.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is written for all people who wish to examine more deeply



what the West really is, how it is seen by the rest of the world, and the hidden histories that make up human complexity and diversity below the waterline of conventional narratives."--Jacket.