Toward a Feminist Theory of the StateToward a Feminist Theory of the State presents Catharine MacKinnon's powerful analysis of politics, sexuality, and the law from the perspective of women. Using the debate over Marxism and feminism as a point of departure, MacKinnon develops a theory of gender centered on sexual subordination and applies it to the state. The result is an informed and compelling critique of inequality and a transformative vision of a direction for social change. |
Contents
The Problem of Marxism and Feminism | 3 |
Method | 81 |
The State | 155 |
On Coercion and Consent | 171 |
On Public and Private | 187 |
On Morality and Politics | 195 |
On Difference and Dominance | 215 |
Toward Feminist Jurisprudence | 237 |
Notes | 251 |
Credits | 321 |
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