Sheila Jeffreys (Australia University of Melbourne)

Broschiertes Buch

The Lesbian Revolution

Lesbian Feminism in the UK 1970-1990

Beschreibung

This book argues that lesbian feminists were a vital force in the Womenâ s Liberation Movement (WLM). They did not just play a fundamental role in the important changes wrought by second wave feminism, but created a powerful revolution in lesbian theory, culture and practice. Yet this lesbian revolution is undocumented.

Autor

Sheila Jeffreys is a Professorial Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia. In 1973, in the United Kingdom, she became involved in the Women's Liberation Movement and became a lesbian in 1977. She moved to Australia in 1991, where she became a Professor of Feminist Politics at the University of Melbourne and has authored numerous books on the history and politics of sexuality, the global sex industry, lesbian feminism, harmful beauty practices, religion and women's rights and the politics of transgenderism. She moved back to the UK in 2015.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9781138096578
• ISBN-10: 1138096571
• Artikelnr.: 52913534