Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
A genuine feminist politics always brings us from bondage to freedom, from lovelessness to loving....There can be no love without justice.—from the chapter "To Love Again: The Heart of Feminism"\ In this engaging and provocative volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice.\ hooks applies her critical analysis...
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Acclaimed cultural critic bell hooks presents a sharp analysis and open-hearted vision of feminism in this accessible and inspiring volume. Bust Magazine ...a universally modern feminist guide for the progressive generation....This book is essential reading for young girls who want to learn how to empower themselves, for their mothers and grandmothers who lived through the women's rights movements of the '60s and '70s—and for men of all ages.
Intro: Come Closer to Feminism Ch. 1: Feminist Politics: Where We Stand Ch. 2: Consciousness-raising: A Constant Change of Heart Ch. 3: Sisterhood is Still Powerful Ch. 4: Feminist Education for Critical Consciousness Ch. 5: Our Bodies, Ourselves: Reproductive Rights Ch. 6: Beauty Within and Without Ch. 7: Feminist Class Struggle Ch. 8: Global Feminism Ch. 9: Women at Work Ch. 10: Race and Gender Ch. 11: Ending Violence Ch. 12: Feminist Masculinity Ch. 13: Feminist Parenting Ch. 14: Liberating Marriage and Partnership Ch. 15: A Feminist Sexual Politic: An Ethics of Mutual Freedom Ch. 16: Total Bliss: Lesbianism and Feminism Ch. 17: To Love Again: The Heart of Feminism Ch. 18: Feminist Spirituality Ch. 19: Visionary Feminism Background Reading Index
\ Bust Magazine...a universally modern feminist guide for the progressive generation....This book is essential reading for young girls who want to learn how to empower themselves, for their mothers and grandmothers who lived through the women's rights movements of the '60s and '70s—and for men of all ages.\ \ \ \ \ Bell Hooks (Distinguished Professor of English at City College, City University of New York) once against demonstrates her exceptional ability as a cultural critic in Feminism Is For Everybody: Passionate Politics. Hooks writes with her usual and persuasive candor on a wide ranging spectrum of personal, national, and international contemporary issues arising from feminist politics and the continuing struggle to create an equalitarian, unbiased future against the cultural barriers raised by patriarchal, racist, and homophobic attitudes, policies, and practices. Feminism Is For Everybody is still another important, thought-provoking, and appreciated contribution by Bell Hooks to feminist studies.\ \
