The Concise Companion to Feminist Theory introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the last 35 years.

• Introduces readers to the broad scope of feminist theory over the past 35 years.
• Guides students along the cutting edge of current feminist theory.
• Suitable for students and scholars of all fields touched by feminist thought.
• Covers an exceptionally broad range of disciplines, discourses and feminist positions.
• Organised around concepts rather than schools of feminism.

"A Consise Companion to Feminist Theory is essential reading for researchers engaged in the diverse fields of feminist studies ... Even non-specialist readers with a view to getting started in feminist theory and practice will find the book quite interesting and thought provoking. A book with such a wide sweep of readership is no mean achievement."
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Mary Eagleton is Reader in the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is the author of Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader (Blackwell Publishing, Second Edition, 1996), and its accompanying Working with Feminist Criticism (Blackwell Publishing, 1996).