Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition: Seeing the Light: Visionary Feminism Preface to the First Edition 1. Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory 2. Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression 3. The Significance of Feminist Movement 4. Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Among Women 5. Men: Comrades in Struggle 6. Changing Perspectives on Power 7. Rethinking the Nature of Work 8. Educating Women: A Feminist Agenda 9. Feminist Movement to End Violence 10. Revolutionary Parenting 11. Ending Female Sexual Oppression 12. Feminist Revolution: Development Through Struggle

About the Author

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.

Reviews

Praise for the book:"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)