Thinking Differently A Reader in European Women's Studies

This text asks whether there is a specifically European dimension to some of the major issues in women's studies. Among the lines of enquiry opened up: the impact on women of Europe's experience of warfare; the relationship between feminism and anti-semitism; migration and "whiteness" in the context of Europe's particular colonial histories; the importance of passion, emotion and psychoanalytical theory for the politics of certain European countries; the decline of the welfare state across Europe; and the phenomenon of the "single" woman. The contributors reflect on the impact on feminist thinking and theorizing of political, social and cultural changes over the past century in Europe. They raise issues about the transfer of feminist concepts across cultures and languages, and offer different viewpoints on some of the key debates.