Imagination in Theory focuses on Mich le Barrett's long-standing interest in cultural questions and shows how it informs her analysis of current developments in social and feminist theory. Taking culture, theory, and writing as its themes, the book "translates" across the barriers between the humanities and social sciences, raising a number of important-and controversial-issues.

Michèle Barrett is Professor of Sociology at the City University, London. Her many books include The Politics of Truth, Women's Oppression Today, and Destabilizing Theory with Anne Phillips