num_pages: 196
description: Aims to bring clarity to the essentialism/anti-essentialism debate at the center of feminist theory and feminist cultural studies. This book deals with origins and contexts of the debate; relationships between essentialism, anti-essentialism, and the power of language; and the reasons for the demonization of essentialism within the academy.
language: English
title: The Essential Difference
titlecomplete: The Essential Difference (Books from Differences)
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Indiana Univ Pr