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The dialectic of sex:

the case for feminist revolution
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35 Reviews
Quill, 1970 - Social Science - 224 pages
In the light of recent developments concerning the still-present gulf between the sexes, books by and about women and society have climbed to the top of the bestseller lists. Listed as one of the 20 most influential women's books of the last 20 years in a Publishers Weekly poll, this classic in feminist theory is now reissued in a new Quill edition. Illustrated.

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Review: The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution

User Review  - Lestari Hairul - Goodreads

I know it's a classic and I actually do like some chapters but in the end, I didn't like it at all. The suggestions became predictions that came true, came and went and we're still neck-high in the patriarchy. Read full review

Review: The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution

User Review  - Maddi - Goodreads

Thought-provoking and imaginative in its exploration of arguments for feminism and its insight into the chauvanist's thought process, however I found it to be too simplistic in its view that females ... Read full review

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Contents

The Dialectic of Sex
ii
On American Feminism
23
The Misguided Feminism
46
Copyright

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About the author (1970)

Shulamith Firestone was a founder of the women’ s liberation movement and editor of "Notes," a journal of radical feminism. She lives in New York City.

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