Feminism Books

New and Published Books

1. Feminist Challenges

   Social and Political Theory

   Edited by Carole Pateman, Elizabeth Grosz

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   In Feminist Challenges, first published in 1987, new and established scholars demonstrate the application of feminism in a range of academic disciplines including history, philosophy, politics, and sociology. As Carole Pateman notes in her introduction, ‘all the contributors raise some...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Suffer and Be Still (Routledge Revivals)

   Women in the Victorian Age

   Edited by Martha Vicinus

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1972, this book contains a collection of ten essays that document the feminine stereotypes that women fought against, and only partially erased, a hundred years ago. In an introductory essay, Martha Vicinus describes the perfect Victorian lady, showing that the ideal was a...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
3. A Widening Sphere (Routledge Revivals)

   Changing Roles of Victorian Women

   Edited by Martha Vicinus

   Series: QSAR in Environmental and Health Sciences

   First published in 1977, this book is a companion volume to Suffer and Be Still. It looks at the widening sphere of women’s activities in the Victorian age and testifies to the dual nature of the legal and social constraints of the period: on the one hand, the ideal of the perfect lady and the...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
4. Television and Postfeminist Housekeeping

   No Time for Mother

   By Elizabeth Nathanson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Television Studies

   In this book, Nathanson examines how contemporary American television and associated digital media depict women’s everyday lives as homemakers, career women, and mothers. Her focus on American popular culture from the 1990s through the present reveals two extremes: narratives about women who cannot...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
5. Women's Studies: The Basics

   By Bonnie G. Smith

   Series: The Basics

   Women’s Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction into the ever expanding and increasingly relevant field of studies focused on women. Tracing the history of the discipline from its origins, this text sets out the main agendas of women’s studies and feminism, exploring the global...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality

   Ethnographic Approaches

   Edited by Anna Fedele, Kim Knibbe

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   This book explores the entanglements of gender and power in spiritual practices and analyzes strategies used by spiritual practitioners to attain what to social scientists might seem an impossible goal: creating spiritual communities without creating gendered hierarchies. What strategies do...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
7. Women in Movement (Routledge Revivals)

   Feminism and Social Action

   By Sheila Rowbotham

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1992, this book is an historical introduction to a wide range of women’s movements from the late eighteenth-century to the date of its publication. It describes economic, social and political ideas which have inspired women to organize, not only in Europe and North America, but...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
8. Gender: The Key Concepts

   Edited by Mary Evans, Carolyn Williams

   Series: Routledge Key Guides

   This invaluable volume provides an overview of 37 terms, theories and concepts frequently used in gender studies which those studying the subject can find difficult to grasp. Each entry provides a critical definition of the concept, examining the background to the idea, its usage and the major...

   Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. Between Men and Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)

   Colloquium: Papers

   Edited by David Porter

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Between Men and Feminism had its origins in a lively colloquium at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1990. It discusses how two decades of feminism have affected the ways men define their own masculinities, and how they have responded in their own social, sexual and political lives to the challenges...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
10. Ethics and Human Reproduction (RLE Feminist Theory)

    A Feminist Analysis

    By Christine Overall

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

    In Ethics and Human Reproduction, Christine Overall blends feminist theory and philosophical expertise to provide a coherent analysis of a range of moral questions and social policy issues pertaining to human reproduction and the new reproductive technologies. Topics covered include: sex...

    Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge