Feminism and the Female Body : : Liberating the Amazon Within / / Sharon R. Guthrie, Shirley Castelnuovo.
The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much of feminist theory and explore the reclaiming of female bodies through a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1998 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gender and Political Theory
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Feminist Wars -- 2. The Problem of Dualism and the Physically Powerful Female Body -- 3. Elite Female Bodybuilders: Models of Resistance or Compliance? -- 4. The Thousand Waves Experience: Intersecting Feminism and the Martial Arts -- 5. Female Sporting Bodies -- 6. Women with Disabilities: Transgressive Challenges to the Normative Body -- 7. Identity Politics and Coalition Building -- Appendix A: Research Methods for the Bodybuilding Study -- Appendix B: Examples of Questions from the Nutritional Perceptions and Practices of Bodybuilders -- Appendix C: Examples of Bodybuilding Interview Questions -- Appendix D: Research Methods for the Martial Artist Study -- Appendix E: Examples of Martial Artist Interview Questions -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book |
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Summary: | The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much of feminist theory and explore the reclaiming of female bodies through a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685854010 9783110784268 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685854010 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sharon R. Guthrie, Shirley Castelnuovo. |