The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution - Couverture souple

Firestone, Shulamith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784780529 ISBN 13 : 9781784780524

Editeur : Verso Books, 2015

Synopsis

Originally published in 1970, when Shulamith Firestone was just twenty-five years old, and going on to become a bestseller, The Dialectic of Sex was the first book of the women's liberation movement to put forth a feminist theory of politics. Beginning with a look at the radical and grassroots history of the first wave (with its foundation in the abolition movement of the time), Firestone documents its major victory, the granting of the vote to women in 1920, and the fifty years of ridicule that followed. She goes on to deftly synthesize the work of Freud, Marx, de Beauvoir, and Engels to create a cogent argument for feminist revolution. Identifying women as a caste, she declares that they must seize the means of reproduction - for as long as women (and only women) are required to bear and rear children, they will be singled out as inferior. Ultimately she presents feminism as the key radical ideology, the missing link between Marx and Freud, uniting their visions of the political and the personal. The Dialectic of Sex is as remarkably relevant to today's society - a testament to Shulamith Firestone's startlingly prescient vision.Firestone died in 2012, but her ideas live on through this extraordinary book.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An international bestseller, originally published in 1970, when Shulamith Firestone was just twenty-five years old, The Dialectic of Sex was the first book of the women's liberation movement to put forth a feminist theory of politics. Beginning with a look at the radical and grassroots history of the first wave (with its foundation in the abolition movement of the time), Firestone documents its major victory, the expansion of the franchise in 1920, and the fifty years of ridicule that followed. She goes on to deftly synthesize the work of Freud, Marx, de Beauvoir, and Engels to create a cogent argument for feminist revolution. Ultimately she presents feminism as the key radical ideology, the missing link between Marx and Freud, uniting their visions of the political and the personal. The Dialectic of Sex remains remarkably relevant today a testament to Firestone s startlingly prescient vision. The author died in 2012, but her ideas live on through this extraordinary book.

Revue de presse

Without so much as a single fanny joke or wacky dating anecdote, the Dialectic gripped and electrified thousands of people, giving the so called Second Wave of feminism much of its initial impetus and energy. --New Statesman

The Dialectic of Sex is a must-have for those interested in feminist theory, both past and present. It's reappearance now, during yet another period of 'ridicule' towards women's rights, is perhaps even more pertinent than its first publication. --Kathleen Hanna, founding member of the Riot Grrrls Movement

A sharp and brilliant mind is at work here ... Firestone has seized a crucial point: the biological 'inequality' of men and women may be a fact, but we stopped evolving biologically thousands of years ago. The hunting-party mentality today is not just an atavism: it's a threat to the survival of the species. --New York Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784780529
• ISBN 13: 9781784780524
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 240