Download or read book Feminist Political Theory written by Valerie Bryson and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-09-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist Political Theory provides both a wide-ranging history of western feminist thought and a lucid analysis of contemporary debates. It offers an accessible and thought-provoking account of complex theories, which it relates to 'real-life' issues such as sexual violence, political representation and the family. This timely new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the most recent developments in feminism and feminist scholarship throughout, in particular taking into account the impact of black and postmodern feminist thought on feminist political theory.