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Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
A Masculinist Theory of Freedom? | p. 3 |
Freedom as Political, Not Philosophical | p. 14 |
Feminism and Freedom | p. 23 |
Defining Feminism | p. 30 |
Why Not Autonomy? | p. 35 |
The Social Construction of Freedom in Historical Perspective | p. 40 |
Locke: An Educated Freedom | p. 41 |
Rousseau: A "Well-Regulated "Freedom | p. 48 |
Kant: An Intelligible Freedom | p. 55 |
Mill: A Utilitarian Freedom | p. 62 |
Conclusion: A Masculinist Freedom | p. 70 |
Feminism and Freedom: The Social Construction Paradox | p. 75 |
Social Construction and Political Theory | p. 77 |
Discourse and Reality | p. 85 |
The Social Construction of Freedom | p. 93 |
The Paradox of Social Construction | p. 98 |
Internal and External Restraint: The Case of Battered Women | p. 103 |
Battering in Context | p. 108 |
The Thin (Black and)Blue Line: Institutional Contexts | p. 113 |
Constructing Violence | p. 121 |
Reconstructing Freedom | p. 131 |
Welfare as a Problem for Freedom Theory | p. 138 |
Women's Freedom and Discourses of Welfare | p. 140 |
Freedom Theory and Conservative Discourse | p. 146 |
The Social Construction of Welfare Subjects | p. 154 |
Freedom, Care, and Welfare Rights | p. 158 |
Eastern Veiling, Western Freedom? | p. 170 |
"The Veil" as Discursive and Social Symbolization | p. 175 |
Autonomy and Freedom in Contexts of Community | p. 185 |
Feminism and Freedom: Cross-Cultural Possibilities | p. 192 |
Toward a Feminist Theory of Freedom | p. 199 |
Changing Contexts: The Contribution of Foucault | p. 206 |
The Politics of Freedom | p. 217 |
Changing Contexts: The Role of Equality | p. 222 |
Constructing Feminist Freedom | p. 233 |
Notes | p. 239 |
Name Index | p. 279 |
Subject Index | p. 285 |
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