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When Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center was first published in 1984, it was welcomed and praised by feminist thinkers who wanted a new vision. Even so, individual readers frequently found the theory "unsettling" or "provocative." Today, the blueprint for feminist movement presented in the book remains as provocative and relevant as ever. Written in hooks's characteristic direct style, Feminist Theory embodies the hope that feminists can find a common language to spread the word and create a mass, global feminist movement.

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"Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center is an important book. It is a readable, comprehensive, analytical critique of American feminist theory which should be widely used in women’s studies courses and read by both scholars and activists." ―Patricia Bell-Scott, The Women’s Review of Books (1985)

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A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, bell hooks is best known for classic books including Ain’t I a Woman, Bone Black, All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and Reel to Real. hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 3rd edition (October 1, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138821667
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138821668
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
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bell hooks is a cultural critic, feminist theorist, and writer. Celebrated as one of our nation's leading public intellectual by The Atlantic Monthly, as well as one of Utne Reader's 100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life, she is a charismatic speaker who divides her time among teaching, writing, and lecturing around the world. Previously a professor in the English departments at Yale University and Oberlin College, hooks is now a Distinguished Professor of English at City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author of more than seventeen books, including All About Love: New Visions; Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work; Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life; Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood; Killing Rage: Ending Racism; Art on My Mind: Visual Politics; and Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life. She lives in New York City.

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Jenny
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2022
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I just received this book and I am very excited to read it!!
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Ivanna Molina
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022
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It allowed me to rethinking everything I've always believed feminism to be. It has opened my eyes to so much light.
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Roxana C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Intersectional feminism at its best. It made me aware of my own shortcomings ...
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Intersectional feminism at its best. It made me aware of my own shortcomings when teaching feminist theory.

Understanding feminism as a political commitment rather than an identity treat is utterly important, and this book makes clear why. Reading on her current blog I can see that she maintains most of the statements that she first made in this book, which I have found really helpful in my classroom, research, and approach to a possible change.

bell hooks essays changed my life 4 years ago and I will be forever grateful. As she often says: "Patriarchy knows no gender," and these essays are a must for every human being.
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Peter Mayo
4.0 out of 5 stars A good place from where to start
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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Good book but after reading Talking Back and Ain’t I a Woman it tills familiar ground. Still a good place from where to start reading bell hook's oeuvre. Love her work. So sad to hear of her death two years ago. Thrilled to have seen her live at York University, Toronto,, in Fall 1992.
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Lucia
5.0 out of 5 stars A timelessness book on feminism
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
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The feminist movement has been the longest global political movement that has yet to be fully implemented among societies. Bell Hooks, from margin to center, is a call to action wherever you have the possibility to build a better world.
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Maggie
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2018
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bell hooks is such an amazing writer. She writes in a way that is understandable without being pretentious and her message is straightforward.
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PJLO
5.0 out of 5 stars Still relevant
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
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The references are dated but, in 2019, hooks’ theory is as relevant as ever. A must read for today and for the future
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Moran Claire
5.0 out of 5 stars A most realistic analysis.
Reviewed in Canada on June 3, 2023
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A realistic analysis, based on facts and a true global feminist interpretation. Easy to read and insightful. Congratulations to the author, Bell Hooks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful review
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4.0 out of 5 stars A bit against white women?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2023
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The book enlighten me in black women way to see feminism but she is so judgemental against white women . White women should understand circumstances of black women of course but judging and underestimating won't help
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Lyla
5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly perfect
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Monica Z
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
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Classic yet current and relevant. A must read.
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