<DIV>This first major study of feminist theory, revised and updated here in<BR>its fourth edition, now takes the reader into the twenty-first century.<BR>It addresses the basic question, "What is feminism?'' by outlining the<BR>various strands of feminist theory: liberal, cultural, Marxist-socialist,<BR>Freudian, and radical. This fourth edition brings the discussion up-to-date,<BR>integrating the developments in feminist theory that have emerged in the<BR>last two decades, such as ecofeminism, multiculturalism, postmodernism,<BR>and global feminism—including new material since the publication of the<BR>third edition (2000).</div>