Only Paradoxes to Offer
| Author | : Joan Wallach Scott |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674639316 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674639317 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Only Paradoxes to Offer by : Joan Wallach Scott
Download or read book Only Paradoxes to Offer written by Joan Wallach Scott and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When feminists argued for political rights in the context of liberal democracy, they insisted that the differences between men and women were irrelevant for citizenship. Yet by acting on behalf of women, they introduced the very idea of difference they sought to eliminate. Scott reads feminist history in terms of this paradox.
