Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics

Gender and Power: Society, the Person and Sexual Politics

by Raewyn Connell (Author)

Synopsis

This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, women's studies and to anyone interested in the field of sexual politics.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: 1
Publisher: Polity
Published: 24 Sep 1987

ISBN 10: 0745604684
ISBN 13: 9780745604688

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'For many years now Bob Connell has been the most original male writer venturing into the difficult terrain of gender relations. His writing is lucid, scholarly and inspiring; indispensable for anyone trying to understand and challenge existing power relations between women and men.a Lynne Segal, co--author of a Beyond Fragmentsa and a Is the Future Feminine?a