No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women - Brossura

Freedman, Estelle

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ISBN 10: 0345450531 ISBN 13: 9780345450531

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 2003

Riassunto

A narrative history of feminism traces the origins and evolution of gender inequalitiy and the emergence of Western feminism, discusses a wide range of women's issues in relation to national political agendas and social welfare, and assesses modern feminist approaches to family, work, creativity, politics, and sexuality. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“AN ASTONISHING FEAT, a comprehensive synthesis of a sprawling and often contradictory body of thought and activism.”
–San Francisco Examiner

“A TOUR DE FORCE . . . THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK.”
–CATHARINE R. STIMPSON
University Professor
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science
New York University

L'autore:

For the past twenty-five years, Estelle B. Freedman, a founder of the Program in Feminist Studies at Stanford University, has written about the history of women in the United States. Freedman is the author of two award-winning studies: Their Sisters’ Keepers: Women’s Prison Reform in America, 1830-1930 and Maternal Justice: Miriam Van Waters and the Female Reform Tradition. Freedman coauthored Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Professor Freedman lives in San Francisco.
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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0345450531
• ISBN 13: 9780345450531
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464