This work provides a detailed overview of postmodern feminist theory and practice. The author critically examines the work of the major contemporary feminist theorists and makes a significant intervention into current debates about the future of feminism. Subjects covered include: the differences between the feminism of the 1970s and contemporary feminism; liberal, radical, socialist and postmodern feminisms; feminist reactions to the growth in reproductive technologies; how feminism informs debates about the subject, epistemology and political action; and feminism into the new millennium.