For this reason it has provoked lively debate and fierce antagonisms that havecontinued to the present day. Contemporary feminism and its concerns are rootedin ... » 

For this reason it has provoked lively debate and fierce antagonisms that havecontinued to the present day. Contemporary feminism and its concerns are rootedin a history stretching over at least two centuries. Feminism explores thishistory in a range of countries spanning the world. It asks does feminismexist? Or are the differences among feminists today so great that we shouldspeak of feminisms? The book looks at the challenge made by feminists toprevailing ideas about a womans place the complex relationship betweenequality and difference womens solidarity and the relationship betweenfeminism and other social and political reform movements. About the authorJune Hannam is a professor of modern history at the University of the West ofEngland. She has published widely on the history of women and has also writtenon the history of Bristol. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society she is aneditor of Labour History Review and is on the editorial board of WomensHistory Review. She is a committee member of West of England and South WalesWomens History network. «