Postcolonial feminism, the politics of identification, and the liberal bargain

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 680-700

  Sa'ar, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Liberal bargain; Liberal epistemology; Patriarchy; Postcolonial feminism; Whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444540724     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243205278405     Document Type: Review

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