Capitalism, for and Against - A Feminist Debate

Informationen zum Autor Ann E. Cudd is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean for Humanities, University of Kansas. She is the author of Analyzing Oppression (2006), and co-edited (with Anita Superson) Theorizing Backlash (2002) and (with Robin Andreason) Feminist Theory (2005). Nancy Holmstrom is Professor Emerita and former Chair of Philosophy at Rutgers University, Newark. She is the author of numerous articles on core topics in social philosophy and the editor of The Socialist Feminist Project: A Contemporary Reader in Theory and Politics (2002). Klappentext Debates both sides of the issue of whether capitalism is valuable as an ideal for women. Zusammenfassung Ann Cudd and Nancy Holmstrom debate whether capitalism is valuable as an ideal for women. They cover a broad range of social and economic issues! and examine how to analyse effectively what constitutes 'capitalism' and 'women's interests'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Part I. For Capitalism as a Feminist Ideal and Reality Ann Cudd: 1. Introduction; 2. The empirical case for capitalism as an actually existing system; 3. The theoretical explanation of capitalism's success; 4. Feminist critiques of capitalism; 5. Fetishism; 6. Enlightened capitalism: a feminist capitalist manifesto; Part II. Against Capitalism as Theory and as Reality Nancy Holmstrom: 7. Introduction; 8. Capitalism in theory: ideals and limits; 9. Capitalism in reality; 10. Human interests are women's interests; 11. Conclusion. What is the alternative and what should feminists do now?; Part III. Responses: 12. Ann Cudd's reply to Nancy Holmstrom; 13. Nancy Holmstrom's reply to Ann Cudd.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ann E Cudd, Ann E. Cudd, Ann E. (University of Kansas) Cudd, Ann E. (University of Kansas) Holmstrom Cudd, Ann E. Holmstrom Cudd, Cudd Ann E., Nancy Holmstrom, Nancy (Professor Holmstrom, Holmstrom Nancy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 06.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521114073
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11407-3
• Seiten: 360
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Economic systems and structures, Gender studies: women, Political science and theory, Feminism and feminist theory