The first collection of its kind; Provocations: A Transnational Reader in the History of Feminist Thought is historically organized and transnational in scope; highlighting key ideas; transformative moments; and feminist conversations across national and cultural borders. Emphasizing feminist cross-talk; transnational collaborations and influences; and cultural differences in context; this anthology heralds a new approach to studying feminist history. Provocations includes engaging; historically significant primary sources by writers of many nationalities in numerous genres—from political manifestos to theoretical and cultural analysis to poetry and fiction. These texts range from those of classical antiquity to others composed during the Arab Spring and represent Asia; the Middle East; Latin America; Western Europe; and the United States. Each section begins with an introductory essay that presents central ideas and explores connections among readings; placing them in historical; national; and intellectual contexts and concluding with questions for discussion and reflection.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. this serves to humanize the masses and brings light to men like Dave HarrisBy CynIn Charles Payne’s I’ve got the Light of Freedom; the Organizing tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle; Payne moves far away from the top-down narrative and focuses on the grassroots organizing tradition specific to Mississippi. Locally based; cite specific struggles of every day people. For these people; fighting back was not a choice but a necessary way of life. Payne works hard to dispel the myth that your every day person isn’t powerful; and shows how people who come together can make change under the most hoary of circumstances. I’ve Got the Light of Freedom opens with in depth depictions of the systematic racial terrorism that blacks endured. Chapter One; duly titled “Setting the stage†goes into extreme detail of the lynchings that occurred in Mississippi between 1930 and 1950. Including names; dates; methods; and circumstances; this serves to humanize the masses and brings light to men like Dave Harris; Pig Lockett and Holly Hite; who’s deaths shall not be in vain. This serves to set the understanding that the movement was built on the sacrifices of every day people in a way that the top-down narrative could not. The Civil Rights movement was not the work and success of a few respectively charismatic and militant leaders; but a movement created; fueled; and pushed forward by your every day person0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Lead; Inspire and Organize!By Lorenzo L. GarciaThis book captures so many critical things in the history of the black community's struggle for equality and civil rights. Most importantly; it describes in a clear manner the real heroes of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and the effects that their work had on the overall community. It tells of key leaders such as Fannie Lou Hammer; and Septima Clark; and how their work was way ahead of the organizational leadership; as it undergirded the community awareness and set the pace for many of the struggles and victories that subsequently came. Its nuggets include critical insights into how to actually do the work of both standing up for social justice; with integrity and hope..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Can't be put in wordsBy CustomerThis is another book that I purchased for a class requirement. I can't exactly say that I enjoyed reading about the turmoil my people went through but I can say that it gave me a new appreciation for the freedoms we take for granted today. I would recommend this book. It is an eye opener.
