Victim no more
Subtitle: women's resistance to law, culture and power
By: edited by Ellen Faulkner & Gayle MacDonald.
Contributors: Faulkner, Ellen.; MacDonald, Gayle Michelle, 1957-
Publisher: Fernwood Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Halifax [N.S.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781552662953
Subjects: Feminism; Women's rights; Women -- Social conditions
Description: "This book challenges the idea that women are simply victims of patriarchal systems. The editors argue that "Women-as-victim" is not an emancipatory cry that encourages all women to join efforts in combating patriarchy. Rather, the label "victim" is, at its core, highly analogous to right-wing, conservative agendas that keep women politically passive. The authors of this collection celebrate the various forms of resistance that women exemplify at individual and collective levels."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-221).