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AGAINST
EMPIRE: FEMINISMS, RACISM, AND THE
WEST
Zillah Eisenstein
Rs 350 Pb 2005
81-88965-05-7
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Zillah
Eisenstein urges a relook at the fundamental categories
through which we perceive our world—historical,
political, epistemological, even moral. The sweep
of her concerns ranges across the world, challenging
the Bush administration’s headlong recourse
to war that is justified in the name of liberty
and democracy. She brings to the fore feminisms
other-than-western, and urges the recognition of
the flow of ideas and attitudes between the West
and other parts of the globe India, Africa and the
Islamic world. Presenting a picture of women’s
activism across the world, she critiques the relentless
march of globalisation and the resultant shrinking
of democratic possibilities. She throws light on
the enormous potential latent in women’s activism
a ‘polyversal’ humanism that spreads
greater understanding, gentleness and peace. |
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ZILLAH
EISENSTEIN
is Professor of
Politics at Ithaca College, New York. She is the
author of Hatreds:
Racialized and Sexualized Conflicts in the 21st
Century (1996),
Global Obscenities:
Patriarchy, Capitalism and the Lure of Cyberfantasy
(1998) and ManMade
Breast Cancers (2001). |
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