In search of common ground. (identity politics and group membership among women regardless of culture, creed, denomination or ideology)

From: The Women's Review of Books | Date: February 1, 1998| Author: Nayo, Lydia A. | Copyright information

Women authors Martha Minow and Mari J. Matsuda have both published works dealing with identity politics. Their works attempt to illuminate the complexities of multiple and sometimes conflicting group affiliations. Both urge the direction of efforts toward a future where women of all denominations, cultures and creeds recognize their kinship despite their differences. Both women present a thorough discourse about the politics of identity, difference and diversity.

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