Global Critical Race Feminism: An International Reader

by Adrien Katherine Wing (editor)

The first anthology to collect essays focusing on the legal rights of women of color around the world

Global Critical Race Feminism is the first anthology to focus explicitly on the legal rights of women of color around the world . Containing nearly thirty essays, the book addresses such topical themes as responses to white feminism; the flashpoint issue of female genital mutilation; the intersections of international law with U.S. law; "Third World" women in the "First World;" violence against women; and the global workplace.

Broadly representative, the reader addresses the role and status-legal and otherwise-of women in such countries as Cuba, New Zealand, France, Serbia, Nicaragua, Colombia, South Africa, Japan, China, Australia, Ghana, and many others. Authors Aziza al-Hibri, Penelope Andrews, Taimie Bryant, Devon Carbado, Mai Chen, Brenda Cossman, Lisa Crooms, Mary Dudziak, Isabelle Gunning, Anna Han, Berta Hernández, Laura Ho, Sharon Hom, Rosemary King, Kiyoko Knapp, Hope Lewis, Martha Morgan, Zorica Mrsevic, Vasuki Nesiah, Leslye Obiora, Gaby Oré-Aguilar, Catherine Powell, Jenny Rivera, Celina Romany, Judy Scales-Trent, Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, J. Clay Smith, and Leti Volpp.

Genres: Feminism, Social Justice, Nonfiction, Gender, Anti Racist, Race

432 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely eye-opening. As of this date I have not finished reading the book, but already it is one of the few books I would describe as "paradigm shifting". Essential for people concerned with social justice, racism, feminism and class issues.

[Mr. Pe Mr. Pe]

this is a great book and i recommend it to everyone