Feminism Without Illusions

Fox-Genovese has written a courageous, clear-sighted book that feminists will have to reckon with for a long time to come. Perhaps it is not too much to hope that it will inaugurate a whole new stage in the long debate about men and women.--New Republic

With that forthrightness which has become her trademark, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese argues that feminism, too wedded to individualism, should make sustained contact with more deeply held social traditions. Against those who insist that what divides us must be celebrated as there is no common culture, Fox-Genovese insists that commonalities are possible even as inequities must be fought. This is a refreshing and highly readable text.--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Vanderbilt University

Fox-Genovese is at her best as a cultural critic, offering valuable commentaries on feminism and cultural trends in our society.--Kathryn Kish Sklar, State University of New York at Binghamton

In this courageous and important work, Fox-Genovese dissects the over-simplifications and logical confusions that have undermined much feminist theory. Her denunciation of pervasive individualism and her impassioned call for innovative, generative forms of communal thinking may signal the beginning of a new era of feminist thought.--Cynthia Griffin Wolff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A revolutionary book. It looks beyond today's familiar discussions of feminism into a future when women's experience will play a major role in building a truly humanist society. It will, I think, be read for years to come.--Elizabeth Janeway