| Contents |
Fellating patriarchy : men's magazine feminism -- The vexed body politic : Ms. Lewinsky, Mr. Clinton and the feminist establishment -- "A gaggle of dutiful daughters" : feminism does the waves -- Booby traps and Botox : putting the fun back into politics -- What a wonderful world it would be -- "MacKinnon was wrong" : a little rape never hurt anyone -- Conclusion : a signifier of one's own. |
| Abstract |
"This work scrutinizes the prefix-based language of post-backlash feminism and calls for a reclamation of American feminist terminology. The author argues that the proliferation of so-called "prefix feminisms" has weakened the feminist movement by narrowing its focus into shallow interpretations of a broad social and political cause"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-190) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007027053 |
| ISBN | 9780786431182 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0786431180 (softcover : alk. paper) |
