Power of Feminist Theory

<p>In this new second edition of <i>The Power of Feminist Theory: Domination Resistance Solidarity</i> Amy Allen diagnoses the inadequacies of previous feminist conceptions of power and draws on the work of a diverse group of theorists of power including Michel Foucault Judith Butler bell hooks and Hannah Arendt in order to construct a new feminist conception of power.</p><p>The conception of power developed in this book enables readers to theorize domination resistance and solidarity and perhaps more importantly to do so in a way that illuminates the interrelatedness of these three modalities of power. The new edition of this foundational text includes substantial new material on intersectionality and power transnational feminism and power in relation to homonationalism and neo-imperialism and empowerment feminism. It addresses important criticisms of Foucault Arendt and Butler that have been raised by Black feminists critical philosophers of race postcolonial theorists and Marxists.</p><p><i>The Power of Feminist Theory: Domination Resistance Solidarity </i> is an essential text for students engaging with feminist analyses of power feminist theory and feminist political thought.</p>