The Gender of Modernity

The Gender of Modernity
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780674036796
ISBN-13 : 0674036794
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Book Synopsis The Gender of Modernity by : Rita FELSKI

Download or read book The Gender of Modernity written by Rita FELSKI and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exploration of the complex relations between women and the modern, this work challenges conventional male-centred theories of modernity. It examines the gendered meanings of such notions as nostalgia, consumption, feminine writing, the popular sublime, evolution, revolution and perversion.


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