Sympathy and Solidarity

and Other Essays

By (author) Sandra Lee Bartky

Hardback - £111.00

Publication date:

21 January 2002

Length of book:

192 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9780847697786

In a rare full-length volume, renowned feminist thinker Sandra Lee Bartky brings together eight essays in one volume, Sympathy and Solidarity. A philosophical work accessible to an educated general audience, the essays reflect the intersection of the author's eye, work, and sometimes her politics. Two motifs connect the works: first, all deal with feminist topics and themes; second, most deal with the reality of oppression, especially in the disguised and subtle ways it can be manifested.
Written in a strong personal voice, Bartky's new essays display her characteristic blend of moral passion, philosophical insight, radical politics, and dry humor. Bartky moves elegantly between highly concrete experiences and highly abstract philosophical theories, bringing each to illuminate the other. The book is at once philosophically profound and a good read.