Chandra Talpade Mohanty is a leading postcolonial and transnational feminist theorist whose work critiques Western feminism's construction of the 'Third World woman.' She highlights the vast diversity of women's experiences across geographical, historical, and cultural differences, rejecting their generalized discursive framing. Mohanty advocates for bridging theory and praxis, the personal and the political, focusing on politics of difference, building transnational solidarity, and anti-capitalist struggle against globalization. Her thought calls for decolonizing theory and practicing solidarity internationally.
Bringing together classic and writings of the trailblazing feminist theorist Chandra Talpade Mohanty, this title addresses some of the pressing and complex issues facing contemporary feminism. It offers a sustained critique of globalization and urges a reorientation of transnational feminist practice toward anti-capitalist struggles.