Analyzing oppression [electronic resource] /
Ann E. Cudd.
- New York, N.Y. ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- 1 online resource (xii, 278 p.) : ill.
- Studies in feminist philosophy .
- Studies in feminist philosophy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text presents an integrated theory of social oppression which tackles the fundamental question: if there is no natural hierarchy among humans, why are some cases of oppression so persistent? It argues that the explanation lies in the coercive co-opting of the oppressed to join in their own oppression.