Colonialism and Gender From Mary Wollstonecraft to Jamaica Kincaid

by Moira Ferguson

Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression.

175 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993