The dialectic of sex: the case for feminist revolutionIn 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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User Review - SeriousGrace - LibraryThingI have to admit, many different parts of Firestone's book gave me pause. For example, the concept that war (specifically World War II) was a welcomed opportunity for women to be treated as equals was ... Read full review
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User Review - AriadneAranea - LibraryThingWith her uncompromisingly anti-family stance, Firestone is in many ways the antifeminists’ feminist: she attacks every holy cow including the Great Holy Cow, the family that so many social ... Read full review
Contents
The Dialectic of Sex | ii |
On American Feminism | 23 |
The Misguided Feminism | 46 |
Copyright | |
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