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The Politics of Our Selves : Power, Autonomy, and Gender in Contemporary Critical Theory.
Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self's autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | New directions in critical theory.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Some critical theorists understand the self as constituted by power relations, while others insist upon the self's autonomous capacities for critical reflection and deliberate self-transformation. Up to now, it has all too often been assumed that these two understandings of the self are incompatible. In her bold new book, Amy Allen argues that the capacity for autonomy is rooted in the very power relations that constitute the self. Allen's theoretical framework illuminates both aspects of what she calls, following Foucault, the ""politics of our selves."" It analyzes power in all i. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (420 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231509848 0231509847 |