Engendering Modernity: Feminism, Social Theory and Social Change
- ISBN-10
- 0745667708
- ISBN-13
- 9780745667706
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-28
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Barbara Marshall
Description
In this book Barbara Marshall argues that the debates around both modernity and postmodernity neglect the role of women and significance of gender in the formation of contemporary societies.
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