Feminism : transmissions and retransmissions / Marta Lamas ; translated by John Pluecker ; introduction by Jean Franco.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lamas, Marta
Other Authors:	Pluecker, John, 1979-, Franco, Jean
Format:	Book
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Theory in the world.
Subjects:	Feminism. Feminism > Mexico. Women > Social conditions. Honor with Books 2011
Uniform Title:	Feminismo.

Table of Contents:

Theory in the world : a general introduction / Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Translator's note / John Pluecker
Introduction : thinking feminism from Mexico / Jean Franco
From protests to proposals : scenes from a feminist process
The refusal of traditional politics
The crisis facing feminist politics
The political rearticulation of the movement
The temptation of politics
A provisional balance
Equal opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace
The theoretical perspective for approaching the question
The predecessors of Affirmative Action
Sexual discrimination and gender
Equality of treatment or equality of opportunity?
Equal opportunity programs in the workplace : the rejection of quotas and the acceptance of Affirmative Action
Experiences of selected countries
Conclusion : equity is good for everyone
Examination of Mexico
Gender : some conceptual and theoretical clarifications
Feminisms : disagreements and arguments
The function of arrogance
The place of theory
From discord to debate.

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