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• 1. Gender and Modernity: Classical Issues, Contemporary Debates.
• 2. Rethinking the Gendered Division of Labour.
• 3. Social Reproduction and Socialist Feminist Theory.
• 4. Gendered Identities.
• 5. Gender Politics: Regulation and Resistance.
• 6. Feminist theory as Critical Theory.
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This text examines the debates around modernity and postmodernity from the viewpoint of feminist theory. Marshall argues that, despite the differences between classical debates about modernity and the more recent controversies concerning the alleged "end of modernity", both sets of debates have something in common: they tell a one-sided story which neglects the role of women and the significance of gender in the formation of contemporary societies. Marshall begins by re-examining classical social theory and the ways in which women figured as a "strategic absence" in classical debates about capitalism and modernity. She then examines a range of more recent debates, including the development of socialist feminist theory and its impasses; the various attempts to theorize subjectivity; the analysis of the role of the state and political discourse in regulating gendered identities; and the claim that the project of the Enlightenment, with its emphasis on autonomy and emancipation, has exhausted itself in the late 20th century. Marshall is sceptical of some of the stronger claims of postmodern theorists and argues that the project of modernity, flawed as it is, still contains considerable potential to ground an emancipatory practice. But she also argues that, if we wish to understand the nature and development of modernity, we must give more attention to questions of gender. Hence, feminist theory, together with post-colonial and anti-racist theories, has the potential to revitalize and enrich a critical social theory of modernity.
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Brazilian women are fighting back against machismo and racism, and against exploitation in factory and farm, in a myriad of grassroots organisations. This mosaic of articles, poems and interviews paints a vivid picture of life for women in Brazil's shanty towns and peasant villages.
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Women are said to have been absent in conventional accounts of Scottish history, but "Out of Bounds" aims to show they were far from passive. Describing their vocal and active part in social, public and institutional life, it tries to refute the view of women as confined to the domestic sphere. The political influence of women in society, from the suffrage movement to women MPs, rent strikes and working class resistance are described, while women's institutional lives (in education, reformatories, prisons and the church) are also outlined. Despite their common struggle, women's roles were strongly class differentiated with middle class women often contributing to the institutional control of working class women and girls. "Out of Bounds" aims to challenge received wisdom about the role of women in Victorian Scottish society, and contribute to the development of feminist history.
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• List of Figures List of Plates Introduction Part One: Perceiving Women 1. Women: Model for Possession by Greek Daemons Ruth Padel, London 2. Exit Atossa: Images of Women in Greek Historiography on Persia Heleen Sancisi-Weerdenburg, Groningen 3. Women and Witchcraft in Ancient Assyria Sue Rollin, London Part Two: Women and Power 4. Influentional Women Mary R. Lefkowitz, Wellesley 5. The God's Wife of Amum in the 18th Dynasty in Egypt Gay Robins, Cambridge Part Three: Women and Home 6. Women and Housing in Classical Greece: the Archaeological Evidence Susan Walker, London 7. Women on Athenian Vases: Problems of Interpretation Dyfri WIlliams, London Part Four: The Biology of Women 8. Bound to Bleed: Artemis and Greek Women Helen King, London 9. Hitite Birth Rituals Jackie Pringle, London Part Five: Discovering Women 10. Celtic Women in the Early Middle Ages Wendy Davies, London 11. In search of Byzantine Women: Three Avenues of Approach Judith Herrin, London
• Part 6: The Economic Role of Women 12. Bridewealth and Dowry in Nuzy Katarzyna Grosz, Copenhagen 13. Infanticide in Hellenistic Greece Sarah B. Pomeroy, New York 14. Women and Wealth Riet van Bremen, London Part Seven: Women in Religion and Cult 15. Godesses, Women and Jezebel Peter R. Ackroyd, London 16. The Naditu Women of Sippar Ulla Jeyes, London and Copenhagen 18. Women in Early Syrian Christianity Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Greensboro, North Carolina Abbreviations Appendices, addenda and corrigenda Bibliography Index of Proper Names Subject Index.
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The agenda and significance of women in antiquity has gained considerable attention in recent years. In this book diverse roles for and attitudes to women in ancient societies are explored: women as witches, as courtesans, as mothers, as priestesses, as nuns, as heiresses and typically as deranged. The shifting focus is variously economic, social, biological, religious and artistic. The studies cover a wide geographic and chronological range, from the ancient Hittite kingdom to the Byzantine Empires. This book has been brought thoroughly up to date with the addition of a new introduction and addenda to individual chapters.
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A portrait of Kuwaiti women, based on the author's own experience and her extensive research into women's organizations in Kuwait. The book discusses a wide tange of issues in terms of their impact on the role of women in Kuwait: class, tribe and politics; the impact of the oil era; the growth of the state; the emergence of women's organizations in a male-dominated society; the recent Islamic revival; and the future prospects for women's participation in Kuwaiti society. One of al-Mughni's challenging conclusions is that Middle Eastern women are partly responsible for their own oppression. Her study shows that women's loyalties are primarily to their families and kin, and that they act in ways which reinforce rather than challenge female surbordination. In other words, the education of women and their access to prestigious professions have resulted in class consolidation rather than social mobility.
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