"hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race, class, and work. With her customary insight and unsparing honesty, hooks calls for a feminism free from divisive barriers but rich with rigorous debate. In language both eye-opening and optimistic, hooks encourages us to demand alternatives to patriarchal, racist, and homophobic culture, and to imagine a different future." -- Publisher description.

Includes index.

Introduction : Come closer to feminism --Feminist politics : where we stand -- Consciousness-raising : a constant change of heart -- Sisterhood is still powerful -- Feminist education for critical consciousness -- Our bodies, ourselves : reproductive rights -- Beauty within and without -- Feminist class struggle -- Global feminism -- Women at work -- Race and gender -- Ending violence -- Feminist masculinity -- Feminist parenting -- Liberating marriage and partnership -- A feminist sexual politic : an ethics of mutual freedom -- Total bliss : lesbianism and feminism -- To love again : the heart of feminism -- Feminist spirituality -- Visionary feminism -- Index -- About South End Press. Introduction: Come Closer to Feminism -- Feminist Politics: Where We Stand -- Consciousness-Raising: A Constant Change of Heart -- Sisterhood is Still Powerful -- Feminist Education for Critical Consciousness -- Our Bodies, Ourselves: Reproductive Rights -- Beauty within and without -- Feminist Class Struggle -- Global Feminism -- Women at Work -- Race and Gender -- Ending Violence -- Feminist Masculinity -- Feminist Parenting -- Liberating Marriage and Partnership -- A Feminist Sexual Politic: An Ethics of Mutual Freedom -- Total Bliss: Lesbianism and Feminism -- To Love Again: The Heart of Feminism -- Feminist Spirituality -- Visionary Feminism -- Index -- About South End Press.