Women's Studies: The Basics

Womens Studies: The Basics provides an accessible introduction to the interdisciplinary study of women, tracing its history and global development. It covers core feminist theories, intersectionality, violence, militarization, security, and peace, and is especially useful for undergraduates and postgraduates in womens studies and gender studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Women's Studies: The Basics is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the groundbreaking and interdisciplinary field of women's studies, spanning both past and present. This revised and updated text delves into the core topics that constitute the discipline, exploring its global development and its profound relevance to our contemporary times. In addition to a new chapter on militarization and violence, which offers fresh insights into current global trends and enhances the curriculum's significance, the book also reflects the diversity of the field by addressing key themes such as:

The interdisciplinary nature of women's studies
Core feminist theories and the feminist agenda
Issues of intersectionality: women, race, class, gender, ethnicity, and religion
Violence, militarization, security, and peace
Women, sexuality, and the body

Womens Studies: The Basics serves as an invaluable foundation for those new to the subject, particularly guiding undergraduates and postgraduates specializing in women's studies and gender studies. It also provides a valuable overview and background to women-centered issues and concerns, including global ones, for those in related disciplines. The book includes an updated list of suggested readings to aid in further study, classroom presentations, and written exercises.

Weight: 232g
Dimension: 199 x 136 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138495937
Edition number: 2 New edition