From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume IV : Revolutions and the Struggles for Justice in the 20th Century

“The issues [French] raises cannot be ignored. . . . No history you will read, post-French, will ever look the same again.”—__The Times__ (London) From the author of __The Women’s Room__, the best-selling novel that defined the issues that ignited the women’s movement, comes a vibrant history of the political revolutions of the twentieth century, ending with a thoughtful investigation into feminist movements throughout the world and into the future. **Marilyn French** received her PhD from Harvard and taught at Harvard University and Holy Cross College. **Margaret Atwood** is best known for her novels __The Handmaid’s Tale__ and __The Blind Assassin__.

women's Struggles During Social And Economic Revolutions In The 20th And 21st Centuries By Acclaimed Feminist.

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in The Final Installment Of Her Four-volume Feminist History, French Gratifies Readers With An All-encompassing View Of Women's Major And Minor 20th Century Victories From All Corners Of The Globe. French Honors Both Male And Female Leaders, Locating Feminist Uprisings In Such Unexpected Places As Turkey, Where Reformist President Mustapha Kemal Accepted Women In His Army And Appeared In Public With His Educated Wife Unveiled. With Patience, Research And An Extraordinary Sense Of Scale, French Examines The Effects That The Current Major Forms Of Government Have Had On Women Throughout The Centuries, And Correlates Those Findings With The Current Social And Political Moment In Locations Throughout The World. She Also Tackles The Subjects Of Religion And War, Which She Claims Are The Two Modern Forms Of Patriarchy-men's Way Of Successfully Dominating Not Just Women But Other Men. Her Most Curious And Insightful Volume, This Book Leaves No Angle Unexplored. Though Often Wordy, French Offers A Striking Overview Of Feminist Theory And Action Alongside Views Uniquely Her Own, Polishing Off An Exquisite History Useful For Both Personal And Classroom Study.
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The conclusion of the “remarkable” four-volume history by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Women's Room (Publishers Weekly). In the twentieth century, women became a force for change, in part through suffrage, and in part through mass organizing. This final volume of Marilyn French's wide-ranging survey offers a vibrant history of multiple political revolutions as well as the century's horrors—including genocides and the atom bomb. It ends with a thoughtful investigation into the various indigenous feminist movements throughout the world and asks what these peaceful revolutions might augur for the future. Eschewing easy answers, French suggests that the defining moral moments of the twenty-first century should, and will, build from a global human rights agenda. “The issues [French] raises cannot be ignored. . . . No history you will read, post-French, will ever look the same again.”— The Times (London) From the author of The Women’s Room , the best-selling novel that defined the issues that ignited the women’s movement, comes a vibrant history of the political revolutions of the twentieth century, ending with a thoughtful investigation into feminist movements throughout the world and into the future. Marilyn French received her PhD from Harvard and taught at Harvard University and Holy Cross College. Margaret Atwood is best known for her novels The Handmaid’s Tale and The Blind Assassin . This final volume describes the impact of the political revolutions, genocides, the atom bomb and the various indigenious feminist movements throughout the world on the position of women world wide. She also reflects on the future of feminism. Titel op omslag: From Eve to dawn : a history of women in the world, volume IV: Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century An eminently readable-- and revolutionary-- four-volume history of women. It runs from prehistory to the present day, and covers the entire globe Content: Vol. 4. Revolutions and the struggles for justice in the 20th century 608 s. ISBN 9781558615847