This book is the first to ask whether there is a specifically European dimension to certain major issues in Women's Studies. It strives to create a synergetic debate among different disciplines and cultural traditions in Europe, and, in doing so, fills some gaps in our knowledge about women and enriches debates hitherto dominated by Anglo-American influences.

Reading feminism from a European perspective will enable readers to reflect upon the ways in which changes in political, social and cultural positions and practices over the past century in Europe have impacted on feminist thinking and theorizing. The volume raises important issues about the transfer of feminist concepts across cultures and languages. And to English-speaking audiences the volume also offers fresh viewpoints on some of the key debates in Women's Studies.

Rosi Braidotti is professor of women's studies and director of the Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies at Utrecht University. Her books include Nomadic Subjects (1994) and Patterns of Dissonance (1991). She has also edited many books, including, with Nina Lykke, Between Monsters, Goddesses and Cyborgs (Zed, 1996) and, with others, Women, the Environment and Sustainable Development (Zed, 1993).

Gabriele Griffin is professor of gender studies at the University of Hull. She is the co-founding editor of the journal, Feminist Theory. Her publications include HIV/AIDS and Representation: Visibility Blue/s (2000) and, coauthored with L. Aitken, Gender Issues in Elder Abuse (1996).
Rosi Braidotti is professor of women's studies and director of the Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies at Utrecht University. Her books include Nomadic Subjects (1994) and Patterns of Dissonance (1991). She has also edited many books, including, with Nina Lykke, Between Monsters, Goddesses and Cyborgs (Zed, 1996) and, with others, Women, the Environment and Sustainable Development (Zed, 1993).

Gabriele Griffin is professor of gender studies at the University of Hull. She is the co-founding editor of the journal, Feminist Theory. Her publications include HIV/AIDS and Representation: Visibility Blue/s (2000) and, coauthored with L. Aitken, Gender Issues in Elder Abuse (1996).