Nancy Fraser's major new book traces the feminist movement's evolution since the 1970s and anticipates a new--radical and egalitarian--phase of feminist thought and action. During the ferment of the New Left, "Second Wave" feminism emerged as a struggle for women's liberation and took its place alongside other radical movements that were questioning core features of capitalist society. But feminism's subsequent immersion in identity politics coincided with a decline in its utopian energies and the rise of neoliberalism. Now, foreseeing a revival in the movement, Fraser argues for a...
Nancy Fraser's major new book traces the feminist movement's evolution since the 1970s and anticipates a new--radical and egalitarian--phase of femini...