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Gender (Transitions (Paperback)) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 72 hours | |Short Description for GenderThis text offers a clear overview of the concept of gender. It places gender in its historical context and traces its development from the Enlightenment to the present, before moving on to the evolution of the concept of gender from within the various stances of feminist criticism.
Full description- Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- Published: 04 March 2004
- Format: Hardback 288 pages
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- Categories: Literary Theory | Feminism & Feminist Theory | Gender Studies, Gender Groups | Gay Studies (Gay Men) | Sexual Behaviour
- ISBN 13: 9780333994573 ISBN 10: 0333994574
- Sales rank: 601,444
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Full description for Gender
Why has Western thought been so persistent in its organisation of human bodies, and other categories, in terms of the binary opposition male and female? Is gender nothing more than an ideology, or does it have its basis in sexual difference? This invaluable introductory guide offers a clear overview of the concept, and problem, of gender. Claire Colebrook places the term in its historical contexts and traces its development from the Enlightenment to the present, before moving on to the evolution of the concept of gender from within the various stances of feminist criticism, and exploring recent developments in queer theory and post-feminism. Close analysis of key literary texts, including Frankenstein, Paradise Lost and A Midsummer Night's Dream, shows how specific styles of literature enable reflection on gender.
