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Her captivating writing and witty approach to a taboo topic will appeal to a variety of nonfiction readers, particularly those interested in cultural history and gender studies. . . A fun, fascinating, and surprisingly empowering exploration of the history and cultural significance of the butt.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Whip-smart. . . Marked by Radke’s vivacious writing, candid self-reflections, and sophisticated cultural analyses, this is an essential study of ‘ideas and prejudices’ about the female body.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Heather Radke’s social history of female butts promises to be a deeply researched and thoroughly fascinating look (ogle?) at a body part that has long captured the cultural imagination. Radke talks to evolutionary biologists, models, and fitness gurus, and dives into the history of the racist objectification of women like Sarah Baartmann and Josephine Baker in an effort to understand our complex relationship with the butt.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Delving into this history, Radke provides fresh insights into why butts hold such sway over society—and what that says about our relationships to race, class, gender, and power.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“How did butts become both sexualized and mythologized? Why do certain body types fall in and out of fashion? Who even makes those decisions? 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This fiercely intelligent, frequently witty 'backstory' is a journey through centuries of history that will transform how you think about the butt, and—quite possibly—how you consider the value of exploring those parts of ourselves we don’t take seriously enough.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Jamison, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMake It Scream Make It Burn \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“From the first, I have been delighted and deeply informed by Heather Radke's writing. She has a mind like no other. 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This book is a rich source for any reader interested in the history of Islam, and it should be required reading in any introductory course on Muslims and their religion or culture.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Khaled Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor in Islamic Law, UCLA School of Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1  Khadija (ca. 560–619): The First Believer\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2  Fatima (ca. 612–633): Prophet Muhammad’s Flesh and Blood\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3  Aisha (ca. 615–678): “Get Half of Your Religion From Her”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4  Rabia al-Adawiyya (ca. 717–801): The Embarrassment of Riches, and its Discontents\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5  Fatima of Nishapur (ca. 1000–1088): Keeper of the Faith\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6  Arwa of Yemen (ca. 1050–1138): The Queen of Sheba \u003cem\u003eRedux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7  Terken Khatun (ca. 1205–1281): Doing Well and Doing Good\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8  Shajara’-al-Durr (d. 1257): Perils of Power, Between Caliphs and Mamluks\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9  Sayyida al-Hurra of Tétouan (ca. 1492 –ca. 1560): The Free Queen\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10  Pari Khanum (1548–1578): A Golden Link in the Safavid Chain of Command\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11  Nur Jahan (1577–1645): Light of the World\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12  Safiye Sultan (ca. 1550–ca. 1619): A Mother of Many Kings\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13  Tajul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612–1675): Diamonds Are Not Forever\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14  Tahereh (ca. 1814–1852): Heroine or Heretic?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15  Nana Asmau (1793–1864): Jihad and Sisterhood\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e16  Mukhlisa Bubi (1869–1937): Educator and Jurist\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17  Halidé Edip (ca. 1884–1964): Author of the New Turkey\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e18  Noor Inayat Khan (1914–1944): The Anxiety of Belonging\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e19  Umm Kulthum (ca. 1904–1975): Lodestar of Union\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20  Zaha Hadid (1950–2016): Curves in Glass and Concrete\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21  Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017): The Princess of Mathematics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851257758039,"sku":"9781786078780","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786078780.jpg?v=1710631297"},{"product_id":"let-s-get-physical-how-women-discovered-exercise-and-reshaped-the-world-9781785789120","title":"Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Well-researched and readable' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absorbing, pacy read' -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The story of lycra-clad feminism'\u003ci\u003e Stylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Canny and informative' \u003ci\u003e- The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold history of women's exercise culture, from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of The Cut's viral article shared thousands of times unearthing the little-known origins of barre workouts, Danielle Friedman explores the history of women's exercise, and how physical strength has been converted into other forms of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly in the 60s, thanks to a few forward-thinking fitness pioneers, did women begin to move en masse. 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In this lively book, Danielle Friedman uses fitness pioneers and icons, from Bonnie Prudden to Jane Fonda to Lilias Folan, to trace how regular exercise became central to millions of women's pursuit of vitality, confidence, and happiness.  Full of fun and inspiring stories, \u003ci\u003eLet's Get Physical\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that this is not just a history of sports bras or leg warmers, but also of how feminism itself enabled and drew from women finding empowerment in the strength of their own bodies. -- Susan J. 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What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist - or increase - even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics, by the moral philosopher and writer Kate Manne. It argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward all or most women. Rather, it''s primarily about controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the bad women who challenge male dominance. And it''s compatible with rewarding the good ones, and singling out other women to serve as warnings to those who are out of order. It''s also common for women to serve as scapegoats, be burned as witches, and treated as pariahs.Manne examines recent and current events such as the Isla Vista killings by Elliot Rodger, the case of the convicted serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw, who preyed on African-American women as a police officer in Oklahoma City, Rush Limbaugh''s diatribe against Sandra Fluke, and the misogyny speech of Julia Gillard, then Prime Minister of Australia, which went viral on YouTube. The book shows how these events, among others, set the stage for the 2016 US presidential election. Not only was the misogyny leveled against Hillary Clinton predictable in both quantity and quality, Manne argues it was predictable that many people would be prepared to forgive and forget regarding Donald Trump''s history of sexual assault and harassment. For this, Manne argues, is misogyny''s oft-overlooked and equally pernicious underbelly: exonerating or showing himpathy for the comparatively privileged men who dominate, threaten, and silence women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne's Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny combines traditional conceptual analysis and feminist conceptual engineering with critical exploration of cases drawn from popular culture and current events in order to produce an ameliorative account of misogyny, that is, one that will help address the problems of misogyny in the actual world. The result is a timely, engaging, and relatively accessible account of a phenomenon that, in a variety of ways, structures the lives of millions. * Nora Berenstain, Mind *\u003cbr\u003eManne's elucidation of misogyny's logic is interesting and illuminating ... [her] extensive use of real-world examples to illustrate and argue for her understanding of misogyny is laudable and exemplary of good philosophising. * Mari Mikkola, Australasian Journal of Philosophy *\u003cbr\u003eIn Down Girl, Kate Manne does a jaw-droppingly brilliant job of explaining gender and power dynamics which have always been purposefully muddied, but which shape how and to whom sympathy and presumptions of full humanity accrue. Manne's work has been invaluable to me and so many others fighting to make sense of the world and who has power within it. You will understand our current moment far better and more easily after having read Down Girl. Perceptive, bold, stylishly written and bracingly clear eyed, Down Girl is one of the best books I have ever read on gender and power; I will never stop learning from it. * Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad *\u003cbr\u003eDown Girl leaves the reader wanting more, and Manne eagerly invites both scholars and her general audience to fill in those gaps. Rich conversations and literatures will surely follow in this book's wake. * Thomas E. Randall, Hypatia Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eManne's book is a forensic and clever analysis which provides the cogs and wheels of how the system of patriarchal policing works, in our minds, as well as in our world. ... For the ordinary thinker concerned about societal oppression, Down Girl offers a sharply cut prism through which to view our everyday experience. * Afua Hirsch, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne has written a deeply moving and powerful book. It is politically engaged philosophical analysis at its best. * Sarah Song, University of California, Berkeley *\u003cbr\u003ePersuasively defining \"misogyny\" as hostile, demeaning, shaming, and punitive treatment of women, Down Girl brings out the misogynist logic of contemporary culture with wit and urgency. In this book \"misogyny\" emerges as the law enforcement branch of patriarchy, and thus as a concept that fully deserves a place alongside \"patriarchy\" and \"sexism\" as a fundamental tool for feminist analysis. Combining conceptual clarity with passionate commitment, Down Girl is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand the ugly strand of hostility to women that has surfaced in recent years in our so-called advanced Western societies. * Toril Moi, Duke University *\u003cbr\u003eDespite its somber topic, Kate Manne's Down Girl made me very happy, exhilarated indeed by its insight, analytical clarity, and committed engagement with a major issue of justice. I've been thinking and teaching about sexism and misogyny for a long time, but this book opened up fresh perspectives, for example in its convincing distinction between sexism as a set of beliefs and misogyny as an enforcement strategy. Each thoughtful person will have her own sense of where to locate the root of injustice to women, but Manne's cogent argument that misogyny is primarily about the demand that women give support, service, and care is surely at least one big part of the story of our turbulent times. * Martha C. Nussbaum, University of Chicago *\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne's brilliant Down Girl is a welcome antidote to the view that philosophy is - or should be - detached and otherworldly. In it, philosophy meets reality and the stakes are nothing less than life and death. Drawing on literature, television, film, social media, current events, and scientific research, Manne's unflinching and bracingly original account defines misogyny in terms of what it does: it polices and punishes women for not fulfilling their time-honored role of catering to men's needs and desires. Among its many other virtues, her analysis explains why, even as women are achieving greater equality, misogyny's stranglehold doesnt show signs of loosening anytime soon. A must-read for all who struggle to make sense of contemporary culture and politics. * Susan J. Brison, Dartmouth College *\u003cbr\u003eManne's important new book deploys the tools of analytic moral philosophy to construct an arresting account of the logic of misogyny. It is sure to become a key reference point for future discussions of this vital, but hitherto sadly neglected, topic. * John Tasioulas, King's College London *\u003cbr\u003eManne offers us a deep, insightful, and thought-provoking - if depressing - account of misogyny in America. This is a path-breaking book. It couldn't come at a more auspicious time. * Ruth Chang, Rutgers University *\u003cbr\u003eManne's Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny is excruciatingly well-timed, providing a theoretical framework for a phenomenon baring itself before us, perverse and pervasive... Down Girl reminds us that while revealing individual misogynists is hard, uprooting misogyny is much harder. * Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eManne brings a fresh analysis to our assumed understanding of misogyny and the related term sexism. As a feminist and moral philosopher... not a single book or article-length treatment [in the field] had been devoted to unpacking what it is and how it works. Historians, pay attention. Manne has stepped up to fill this gap... Manne as a feminist philosopher breaks new ground in a field that is in need of new perspectives...Having fought for recognition for the legitimacy of their method, feminist philosophers are firmly committed to excavating the political, epistemological, and moral aspects of gender relations. Down Girl should encourage historians who trace changes in the meaning and the context of language to revisit some of the old standby terms of feminism. * Lilian Calles Barger, Society for US Intellectual History *\u003cbr\u003eDown Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by feminist philosopher Kate Manne... argues that misogyny pits women against each other: the good wife vs. \"feminazis.\" At a time when high-profile sexual predators have been exposed, I can't imagine a more relevant read. * Carrie Tirado Bramen, Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne's Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny provides an important and compelling analysis of a phenomenon that's everywhere. Out of Manne's thoughtful analysis, of not just much-debated high-profile events but also everyday experiences, emerge insight after insight into the what, why, when, and how of misogyny. Manne also gifts us a marvelous neologism to capture the exculpatory and even empathic attitudes sometimes expressed towards misogynistic men: \"himpathy.\" * Cordelia Fine, The Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eThis new book from Kate Manne, a professor of philosophy at Cornell University, makes a compelling argument for treating misogyny as a culture-wide system, not just a matter of individual bigotry. * Max Fisher and Amanda Taub, The New York Times' The Interpreter Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003eIt is difficult to imagine a more timely moment for Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Manne is a professor of philosophy at Cornell University, and she uses the abstract tools of her discipline to parse current events. Her guiding question is as troubling as it is straightforward-to quote the comedian John Oliver: \"Why is misogyny still a thing?\" Within the parameters that Down Girl sets for itself, the account of misogyny it provides is compelling. * Moira Weigel, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eCornell University philosophy professor Kate Manne is on a mission to define \"misogyny.\" While we're culturally familiar with sexism, Manne argues in her forthcoming book Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny that misogyny has been woefully conflated with sexism though they have different uses. Misogyny, in Manne's estimation, is about \"controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the 'bad' women who challenge male dominance.\" Through the lens of the 2016 election as well as the 2014 Isla Vista killings, the case of serial rapist Daniel Holtzclaw, Rush Limbaugh's \"slut\" rant against Sandra Fluke, and other news events, Manne outlines the danger of misogyny, and explains how we can collectively resist it. * Evette Dionne, Bitch Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eDown Girl is a must-read and should be in every feminist's library...[L]ong after reading it, I've found myself going back to it, quoting from it and rereading sections. Her analogies used to explain misogyny's many forms, provide much needed clarity; Manne also parses the difference between sexism vs. misogyny. In my opinion Down Girl is destined to become a feminist literary classic alongside the likes of The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf or Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique. * Jennifer Taylor Skinner, The Electorette podcast *\u003cbr\u003eIn her new book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny, Kate Manne examines an unfortunately ubiquitous reality through an intriguing lens. Manne, who teaches philosophy at Cornell, looks at misogyny from the perspective of power: rather than focus on whether individual men are misogynists or feel deep hatred for women, we would do well to spend more time wrestling with the power structures that not only allow for endless sympathy and space for men's poor behavior, but also-most crucially-help teach men that women are supposed to behave in certain ways. * Isaac Chotiner, \"Punishment is Not Enough,\" Slate *\u003cbr\u003eWhat We're Reading: A compelling conversation [by Isaac Chotiner, Slate, see above] with Kate Manne, a professor of philosophy at Cornell University and the author of a new book on structural misogyny, may change the way you think about the #MeToo moment. She makes a case for treating the wave of revelations as an opportunity to re-examine a culture-wide system of discrimination, not just individual instances of bigotry and harassment. * Amanda Taub, The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat is misogyny? How is it different from sexism? And why does the male-dominated status quo seem to persist? A new book by Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne has answers. She argues that misogyny is not about male hostility or hatred toward women-instead, it's about controlling and punishing women who challenge male dominance. Misogyny rewards women who reinforce the status quo and punishes those who don't...This book calls attention to the roles we all play in society, roles that we're assigned at birth and rarely question, and how we punish people-especially women-when they defy those roles. * Sean Illing, Vox *\u003cbr\u003eIn the fiercely argued and timely study Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny (Oxford), the philosopher Kate Manne makes a consonant argument [with anthropologist Alan Fiske and psychologist Tage Rai] about sexual violence. \"The idea of rapists as monsters exonerates by caricature,\" she writes, urging us to recognize \"the banality of misogyny,\" the disturbing possibility that \"people may know full well that those they treat in brutally degrading and inhuman ways are fellow human beings, underneath a more or less thin veneer of false consciousness...There has always been something optimistic about the idea that our worst acts of inhumanity are based on confusion. It suggests that we could make the world better simply by having a clearer grasp of reality... The truth may be harder to accept: that our best and our worst tendencies arise precisely from seeing others as human. * Paul Bloom, The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne has written an urgently relevant, brilliant but accessible analysis of how patriarchy functions within our context...Brilliant discussions of \"himpathy,\" victim blaming, and other related subjects follow...Manne's analysis is unflinching and, as things stand right now, there is little room for hope that the big picture is going to improve any time soon. This is very highly recommended reading. Hands down, one of the best books of the year. * Journeying with Those in Exile *\u003cbr\u003eThis timely work of practical philosophy argues that misogyny is not defined by any private emotion or motivation-such as hostility or hatred toward women-but rather by a social function-controlling and punishing women who challenge male dominance while rewarding women who reinforce the status quo. * Adil Ahmad Haque, Just Security *\u003cbr\u003eKate Manne's Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny is the most important book I've read this year... While Manne doesn't solve the problem or give us a neat or hopeful answer, understanding misogyny is an important first step, so we can recognize it and break the silence that enables it. * Skye Cleary, The Reading Lists *\u003cbr\u003eManne is a superb philosopher. Her feminist critiques are not just compelling but plainly stated. In this study, which I've been eagerly waiting for all year, she analyzes the systematic misogyny and sexism built into our culture and politics. It is a vital work demonstrating just how women are policed and silenced...it is one of the best books I've read this year. * Misanthropester *\u003cbr\u003eA big, ambitious and engrossing book, Down Girl raises the questions we should all be asking...Manne's equanimity and epistemological delicacy further the debate, closing in on predators such as Weinstein and bullies such as Trump with more than good intent. She comes at the problem of misogyny from all angles, tearing it apart. * The Australian *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the type of book that should be required reading for everyone. It uses historical and statistical evidence to prove that misogyny has woven its way into the very thread of society. The book illustrates how it's so ingrained in our culture that people of both genders rarely seem aware of it, much less critical of it. 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Her careful research destabilizes understandings of migratory and refugee populations as solely victimized and traumatized, pointing instead to how the placemaking practices of such women draw upon shared spiritualities, ritual practices, traumatizing dislocations, and cultural traditions to forge connections across generations and geographical locations. We are drawn into a richly textured world in which mundane activities take on much greater significance when seen as threads in an intergenerational tapestry that tell the stories of loss, relocation, resilience, and regeneration. * Zayn Kassam, John Knox McLean Professor of Religious Studies, Pomona College *\u003cbr\u003eA pioneering study that sensitively explores the experiences of migrant Ismaili women in North America and the crucial role they have played in community formation through the ethic of care that is so central to their religious and spiritual lives. 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