Gender studies: women and girls Books

Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive overview of women's autobiography. This book provides historical back-ground and contemporary criticism along with selections from a range of autobiographies by women. It is a useful tool for courses in autobiography, literature by women, and women's studies.Trade ReviewThis volume provides an invaluable introduction to the history of criticism on autobiography and gender, and an overview of the major critical debates in the field today. The editors have selected some of the most important articles on the autobiographical tradition, the theory of women's autobiography, the question of genre and sample texts from early and modern autobiography. Thsi volume will help to orient scholars who are either newly considering the field of lifewriting, or those teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on women's autobiography. -- Martin Danahay, University of Texas-ArlingtonWomen and Autobiography is a superb classroom resource. The critical essays and excerpts from autobiographies are wide-ranging and authoritative, and yet accessible to the student. The editors' introductory comments are clear and pointed. This book is definitely on my course adoption list. -- Nancy A. Walker, Vanderbilt UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 I Women's Lifewriting and the (Male) Autobiographical Tradition Chapter 2 The Female Self Engendered: Autobiographical Writing and Theories of Selfhood Chapter 3 Women's Autobiographical Writings: New Forms Chapter 4 Construing Truth in Lying Mouths: Truthtelling in Women's Autobiography Chapter 5 Feminine Authorship and Spiritual Authority in Victorian Women Writers' Autobiographies Chapter 6 Gender-Related Difference in the Slave Narratives of Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass Part 7 II Theorizing the Female Subject: Who Writes, How, and Why? Chapter 8 Reading for the Doubled Discourse of American Women's Autobiography Chapter 9 Woman as Other, Other as Author, Author as . . . Man? The Authobiographical Dimension of The Second Sex Chapter 10 Beneath the Mask: Autobiographies of Japanese-American Women Part 11 III Rethinking Genre: Autobiography in Other Forms Chapter 12 Expanding the Boundaries of Criticism: The Diary as Female Autobiography Chapter 13 Autopathography: Women, Illness, and Lifewriting Part 14 Women's Autobiography from the Early Modern Period to the Present: Sample Texts Chapter 15 Seventeenth Century: From A True Relation of My Birth, Breeding, and Life Chapter 16 Eighteenth Century: From A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke Chapter 17 Nineteenth Century: From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Chapter 18 Twentieth Century: From All o fa Piece: A Life with Multiple Sclerosis

Read more less

Book SynopsisA multinational perspective runs through this volume, which focuses on dynamic trends in feminist science fiction. The contributions include discussions of such issues as race, gender, cyberfeminism, the media, and new writers in the field.Trade ReviewFuture Females is THE final word on feminist science fiction and edited superbly by the premiere feminist in the field. The collection is wide-ranging and engaging, and entertains as it educates. It does everything that popular culture and feminist scholarship should do, and is a model for future outstanding work. -- Emily Toth, author of Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in AcademiaAn important critical work in and of itself. The two books called Future Females together mark the beginning and the latest point of the entire feminist enterprise in the serious consideration of science fiction. Barr's most audacious utopian reading is surely that of 'all the president's penises', that is to say, her treatment of the Leader of the Free World, here celebrated as 'the president who makes love not war' and as one who 'is almost synonymous with his nonphallic penis.'. . . The only politically decent defense of Bill Clinton yet attempted . . . Barr offers not political journalism but a theoretical fiction. Extending Woolf's trope we might hope that this same extraterrestrial visitor would find time to pursue not only the dailynewspaper but also the new Future Females; if so, she—or he? or it?—would learn that patriarchy, while not yet overthrown, is under creative attack in more ways that even the far-seeing Woolf herself could possibly have imagined. -- Carl Freedman, professor and director of graduate studies, Louisiana State University * Science Fiction Studies, Vol.27 (2000) *The content is quite valuable. Excellent for feminist and science-fiction collections serving upper-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE *Bears evidence to the innovative impact of feminism on science fiction and of feminist theory on science fiction criticism. The bravura displayed in the choice of subject matter, the range of topics and the wittily adapted terminology owe a great deal to the earlier pioneering efforts in the field, also collected by Barr. This collection points out how much that was formerly merely imagined has become a social reality even as its authors must continue to engage in writing toward utopia. Their essays are an exercise in cultural studies of the future. -- Brigitte Scheer-Schäzler, University of InnsbruckAn important critical work in and of itself. The two books called Future Females together mark the beginning and the latest point of the entire feminist enterprise in the serious consideration of science fiction. Barr's most audacious utopian reading is surely that of 'all the president's penises', that is to say, her treatment of the Leader of the Free World, here celebrated as 'the president who makes love not war' and as one who 'is almost synonymous with his nonphallic penis.'. . . The only politically decent defense of Bill Clinton yet attempted . . . Barr offers not political journalism but a theoretical fiction. Extending Woolf's trope we might hope that this same extraterrestrial visitor would find time to pursue not only the daily newspaper but also the new Future Females; if so, she—or he? or it?—would learn that patriarchy, while not yet overthrown, is under creative attack in more ways that even the far-seeing Woolf herself could possibly have imagined. -- Carl Freedman, professor and director of graduate studies, Louisiana State University * Science Fiction Studies, Vol.27 (2000) *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction, "Everything's Coming Up Roses": Or, Mainstream Feminist Science Fiction, the Uncola Part 3 One: Utopia and Dystopia: A New Genre, Ecotopia, and the 1990s Chapter 4 1 Gender and Genre in the Feminist Critical Dystopias of Katharine Burdekin, Margaret Atwood, and Octavia Butler Chapter 5 2 Revising Paradise: Judy Grahn's Ecotopia Mundane's World Chapter 6 3 The Feminist Dystopia of the 1990s: Record of Failure, Midwife of Hope Chapter 7 4 Post-Phallic Culture: Reality Now Resembles Utopian Feminist Science Fiction Part 8 Two: Alternative Cyberpunk: Marge Piercy, Jeff Noon, and Pat Cadigan Chapter 9 5 The Biopolitics of Cyberspace: Piercy Hacks Gibson Chapter 10 6 A Crossbreed Lonliness: Jeff Noon's Feminist Cyberpunk Chapter 11 7 Real Lives Complicate Matters in Schrödinger's World: Pat Cadigan's Alternative Cyberpunk Vision Part 12 Three: Sex/Gender: Eroticizing Cyborgs and Queering Science Fiction Chapter 13 8 The Erotics of the (Cy)borg: Authority and Gender in the Sociocultural Imaginary Chapter 14 9 Pin-Up and Cyborg: Exaggerated Gender and Artificial Intelligence Chapter 15 10 (Re)reading Queerly: Science Fiction, Feminism, and the Defamiliarization of Gender Part 16 Four: First Contacts: Re-Reading Jaoanna Russ, Ursula K. Le Guin and South Africa, and Eleanor Arnason's Other Chapter 17 11 Determinate Politics of Indeterminacy: Reading Joanna Russ's Recent Work in Light of her Early Fiction Chapter 18 12 Truth and Story: History in Ursula K. Le Guin's Short Fiction and the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chapter 19 13 Incite/On Site/Insight: Implication of the Other in Eleanor Arnason's Science Fiction Part 20 Five: New Female Heroes: Mexican Women and Chicanas, the Star Trek Scientist, and Tank Girl Chapter 21 14 Mexican Women and Chicanas Enter Future Fiction Chapter 22 15 The Woman Scientist in Star Trek: Voyager Chapter 23 16 Postfeminism and the Female Action-Adventure Hero: Positioning "Tank Girl" Chapter 24 Postscript: A Real Future Female: Dreams, Truth, and Hope Chapter 25 Index Chapter 26 About the Contributors

Read more less

Book SynopsisGrannies, geishas, warriors, mystics, recluses, and predators_these are the dangerous women of traditional China. Through her exploration of the myth and history of the Ming, Victoria B. Cass brings their world brilliantly to life. In a culture that is resoundingly patriarchal, these women are a vivid counterpoint. Violating state-sponsored orthodoxies, the granny mocks and mimics, the geisha charms with her intellect, the warrior rules in icy superiority. Using new and freshly interpreted sources, the author leads us confidently into this surprising world, bolstering her erudite and engaging text with stunning color and black and white art of the period.Trade ReviewThe narrative is fast paced, the stories gripping, the accompanying illustrations quite lavish. Most strikingly, the language of the book itself pulsates with life, rendering history immediate and figures of bygone times almost tangible. Locating the portraitures of Ming women within patterns of myth and culture, the book provides a taxonomy of feminine types (or antifeminine types, as the case may be). This is a very useful book to students of Chinese history, especially for those interested in the representation of the feminine in late imperial China. * Journal of Asian Studies *A fascinating read. This book makes Ming history come alive. Vicky Cass shows these extraordinary women full of energy and complexity. -- Dorothy Ko, Rutgers UniversityWho could have imagined such a world of powerful women—read this book! -- Lynn Freed * The Mirror *Anyone who is interested in learning more about the history of women should read these colorful portraits. * Booklist *An important, original work. The scholarship is meticulous and thorough, the translations are both accurate and beautiful. The author has a wonderful way of connecting primary sources and ideas as she weaves a spellbinding tale out of literature, historical documents, art, popular culture, and religious texts. Dangerous Women provides a rare combination of academic excellence and a compelling narrative voice. -- Suzanne Cahill, University of California, San DiegoThe gems of insight Cass extracts from her radical rereading of the language and the imagery of Chinese women's lives in the Ming period, bolstered by her authoritative mastery of classical Chinese prose, make her book essential reading for anyone seeking ispiration for a feminist rewriting of Chinese history. * Pacific Affairs *This book will be indispensable to serious students of the region and should be made available in college, university, and major public libraries. * American Historical Review *The findings of Dangerous Women are convincing and informative, providing us with a more fine-tuned picture of women in the late imperial period. The argument is substantiated by elucidative and engaging translations of primary sources and is illustrated with contemporary prints making it an easy and enjoyable read, suitable for both scholars and students. Voices from a wide range of sources, such as literature, art, gazetteers, journals, and religious texts, are interwoven skillfully by Cass to restate old concepts and reveal new perceptions of "troublesome" women. * Nan; Brill, Leiden *An excellent introductory text for undergraduates. * Journal of Asian and African Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Background: The Great Ming Chapter 3 Geishas Chapter 4 Grannies Chapter 5 Warriors and Mystics Chapter 6 Predators Chapter 7 Recluses and Malcontents Chapter 8 Conclusion Chapter 9 Note on Sources

Read more less

Book SynopsisLaughter is the best medicine, and the Women of Faith speakers definitely know how to lose themselves in laughter. Laugh along with them as they share sidesplitting stories and hilarious jokes that are sure to get a giggle - and perhaps a belly laugh - out of every reader.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIlya Parkins is Assistant Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada.Trade ReviewAlthough this slim but thickly-argued book provides basic information about three important French designers, their fashion houses and signature styles and is informed by the existing scholarship on the history of haute couture, Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli: Fashion, Femininity and Modernity is not so much a work of fashion history as it is a new and promising combination of autobiographical analyses, feminist theory and philosophy. -- Mary Lynn Stewart, Simon Fraser University * H-France Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fashion, Femininity and Modernity in Designer Self-Fashioning Fashion and the Time of Modern Femininity Paul Poiret: Classic and New in the Struggle for Designer Mastery Elsa Schiaparelli: Glamour, Privacy and Timelessness Christian Dior: Nostalgia and the Economy of Feminine Beauty Conclusion: Fashioning Self, Reflecting Ambivalence Bibliography

Read more less

Book SynopsisKate Cairns is an Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, USA. Josée Johnston is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada.Trade ReviewFood and Femininity helps us to further understand why women invest so much energy in foodwork … [and] reminds us that the pressures surrounding food are immense for women – not just in terms of foodwork but in terms of the implications for their own weight management and the nearly universal goal of thinness. -- Charlotte N. Markey * Psychology Today *Women do not all react to foodwork in the same uniform manner. Food and Femininity therefore offers a useful exploration of food and the construction of femininities, and demonstrates how food itself can be used as a means by which social inequalities can be uncovered. * LSE Review of Books *[Cairns and Johnston] provide thought-provoking contributions to the fields of feminist scholarship and food studies. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers and faculty. * CHOICE *Cairns and Johnston’s book is sure to be of interest to a wide range of academics–critical geographers, anthropologists, and sociologists alike–not merely those who have a distinguished taste for food research. * Antipode *With their call for the development of feminist food studies and feminist food politics, Cairns and Johnston contribute to an important perspective in the multivocal dialectic on gender and food. * Gender & Society *Cairns and Johnston take forward understanding food politics by focusing on how femininity is performed through foodwork practices. Through an immersion in the processes of decision making for household food choices, Food and Femininity offers a rich account of the thorny tensions faced by shoppers attempting to work out food ethics in their everyday eating lives …this book offers a rich and rigorous contribution to examinations of contemporary western food politics … [and] not only examines food and femininity, it also sets out feminist methodologies for researching food issues. * The Sociological Review *Overall, this book was excellent and I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in the sociological study of food and/or gender. It is scholastically rigorous, but remains firmly grounded in the everyday, real life experiences of women who care about food. In addition to its thoughtful and careful theoretical analysis of the varied performances of food femininities, the authors helpfully provide readily relatable examples and anecdotes to illustrate their ideas. This had the effect of connecting both theory and practice in a seamless and engaging way. * Canadian Food Studies Book Review *Finally, a book that gives a thorough, scholarly treatment to a phenomenon that affects so many women on a daily basis, sometimes quite painfully: negotiating the ever fraught cultural messages about shopping, cooking, serving, and eating food right, including the exhortations that we should simply relax about these things. -- Julie Guthman, University of California, Santa Cruz, USAMom is in the kitchen making dinner. She is also “doing gender,” reinforcing stereotypes that a woman’s place is in the home. Why are women still responsible for feeding the family in our postfeminist age? Food and Femininity reveals the pleasures—as well as the inequities—of home cooking. -- Christine Williams, University of Texas at Austin, USAA brilliant book that will set the agenda for future debates about gender and food. Combining rich empirical material and persuasive theorizing, Cairns and Johnston demonstrate why contemporary food practices raise crucial issues for feminism. -- Joanne Hollows, Independent Scholar, UKIn this path-breaking work, the authors show how femininity is both empowering and constraining for women, and how this tension plays out in the food arena. -- Melanie DuPuis, University of California, Santa Cruz, USACairns and Johnston take forward understanding food politics by focusing on how femininity is performed through foodwork practices. Through an immersion in the processes of decision making for household food choices, Food and Femininity offers a rich account of the thorny tensions faced by shoppers attempting to work out food ethics in their everyday eating lives …this book offers a rich and rigorous contribution to examinations of contemporary western food politics … [and] not only examines food and femininity, it also sets out feminist methodologies for researching food issues. * The Sociological Review *…Food and Femininity is a highly readable and informative text that offers an up-to-date, contemporary analysis of the longstanding discussion of the relationship between femininity and food … The book is a valuable addition to the burgeoning field of feminist food studies, particularly because Cairns and Johnston incorporate intersectional analysis throughout the text, being careful to examine the ways in which gender intersects with race/ethnicity and class to shape women’s experiences with food. More than this, Food and Femininity adds to the development of a collective feminist food politics. * Food, Culture and Society *Table of ContentsA Personal Food Prologue 1. Caring About Food 2. Thinking through Food and Femininity: A Conceptual Toolkit 3. Trolling the Aisles and Feeling Food Shopping 4. Maternal Foodwork: The Emotional Ties that Bind 5. The "Do-Diet": Embodying Healthy Femininities 6. Food Politics: The Gendered Work of Caring Through Food 7. Food Pleasures in the Postfeminist Kitchen 8. Conclusion: Cooking as a Feminist Act? Appendix A: Participant Demographics Appendix B: Methods Appendix C: Discourse Analysis of Food Media References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisA modern English version of the Middle English text of Birgitta's Revelations made at the Birgittine Syon Abbey in England, in which the scribes extracted their favourite episodes from the longer Latin version.Saint Birgitta of Sweden (canonised in 1391) is one of the most important female figures of medieval Europe. She participated vigorously in its political life, attempting through her writings to end the Hundred Years War between England and France, and to strengthen the Papacy against the Schism; she also influenced other mystics, such as Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Siena, Chiara Gambacorta, Margery Kempe and Elizabeth Barton, leading a tradition in which women, despite being forbidden to preach, could act through writing visionary books. Birgitta was helped by cardinals, bishops, priors and masters in her task, speaking to Popes, Emperors and all Europe. For this work she is now proclaimed, with Catherine of Siena and Edith Stein, Patron of Europe. This book presents in modern English her medieval biography, excerpts from her massive book, the Revelationes, from a translation into MiddleEnglish made at Brigittine Syon Abbey in England. This is accompanied by an interpretive essay and an introduction tracing her life.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking work examines the role of women in the Western healing traditions. Drawing on the disciplines of history, anthropology, botany, archaeology, and the behavioral sciences, Jeanne Achterberg discusses the ancient cultures in which women worked as independent and honored healers; the persecution of women healers in the witch hunts of the Middle Ages; the development of midwifery and nursing as women's professions in the nineteenth century; and the current role of women and the state of the healing arts, as a time of crisis in the health-care professions coincides with the reemergence of feminine values.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWomen need to start recognising the implications of a simple reality: individuals, not groups, are promoted to senior positions. Women who seek to advance their careers through gender equality initiatives will inevitably appear weak and unfit for promotion.Trade ReviewEquality of opportunity is a fine thing but equality of outcome is another matter entirely. There is little doubt that men and women have, on average, different talents and interests that make gender quotas in the workplace unfair and impractical. The Glass Ceiling Delusion is a welcome, well-argued addition to the debate about whether women should be pushed up the social ladder just because they are women, and thus at a presumed disadvantage. This is rather an insult to women and Margaret Thatcher, for one, would not have agreed. Individuals should be treated as individuals, not as members of a particular race, class or gender. Whatever the historic injustices, this is the only way that social structures can evolve naturally. Glenn Wilson Visiting Professor of Psychology, Gresham College, London The Glass Ceiling Delusion attacks head-on the militant feminist myth that men and women have the same interests and capabilities. Reviewing a wide range of evidence, Mike Buchanan shows that the under-representation of women in senior positions in business has nothing to do with discrimination and 'glass ceilings', and that attempts to impose quotas are therefore fundamentally flawed. A polemical book with an important message. Peter Saunders Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Sussex University The Glass Ceiling Delusion makes a significant counter-argument to the debate about women in boardrooms, and for this reason alone it deserves to be read. Whilst I'm personally too old to enter the fray, I'd nonetheless like to add that every scholarly study I've read about women in management during the past fifteen years indicates that successful women have exactly the same characteristics as successful men. All my life I've admired successful women as much as successful men and have had the privilege of working for and with many of them. A typical example is the brilliant Diane Thompson of the Camelot Group. Another is Professor Lynette Ryals, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of my own University. Women like this get to the top on sheer talent; they have no need of a 'gender agenda'. In this debate, however, we also need to be aware that we need pressure groups to ameliorate deep-seated prejudices in society, but a point is inevitably reached beyond which we must let meritocracy in a free society take over, otherwise we enter the dangerous domain of social engineering. The irony is that Mike Buchanan's own movement, Campaign for Merit in Business, is also a pressure group. So, whilst I don't agree with everything he says and does, I believe his book at least deserves to be read and seriously considered, preferably dispassionately. Malcolm McDonald Emeritus Professor, Cranfield School of Management At long last, someone has taken on the myth of discrimination against women who aspire to senior positions in business, including the boardrooms of major corporations. The Glass Ceiling Delusion demythologizes each of thirty elements the author has identified of the now generally accepted claim that women are discriminated against in the world of white-collar work. Much has been accomplished recently in disclosing the half-truths about women and domestic violence, for example, but Buchanan illuminates an area that other critics of ideological feminism have not considered. Buchanan's analysis is based partly on his experience of working as an executive for major British and American multinational corporations for over 30 years until 2010. His book should inspire research on settings of corporate power everywhere. Always witty and sometimes even biting in style, Buchanan's text is grounded in important texts in psychobiology, sociology, history and politics. It is an impassioned yet not angry argument that deserves the careful attention of policy-makers and a general readership. Professor Miles Groth PhD Editor, New Male Studies: An International Journal The Glass Ceiling Delusion is an important and brave book, the best book on social economics and society in general published for decades. It's irresistibly compelling, cogently argued and superbly put together. It should be in all school and college libraries. It should be compulsory reading for social science, economics and politics students. It should be force-fed to male and female politicians. This is definitely a five-star book. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Dr Vernon Coleman bestselling English authorTable of Contents1. The world of work: feminist fantasies, lies, delusions and myths 2. The different natures of men and women 3. Astrology, guardian angels, crystal healing, underpants and stuff 4. What makes women happy? 5. What are women interested in? 6. Women and leadership 7. Are women more emotional and less rational than men? 8. The Empress's new clothes 9. Why are fat women fat? 10. Feminists in academia 11. Militant feminism (gender Marxism) 12. Political correctness (cultural Marxism) 13. Why does Fairtrade coffee always taste like mud? 14. Women and politics 15. Politicians and the fairness question 16. How fair is Britain? Men and women at work and the glass ceiling myth 17. Gender balance in the boardroom: an assault on the foundations of a free society 18. How have militant feminists become so influential? 19. The Equality Act (2010): the triumph of Harriet Harman 20. David Cameron: heir to Harman? 21. Why aren't men revolting? 22. Are women revolting? 23. Conclusions Apx 1. Quotations Apx 2. The Empathy Quotient questionnaire Apx 3. The Systemising Quotient questionnaire Apx 4. Harriet Harman: a biography Apx 5. The first letter to The Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP (and her response) Apx 6. The second letter to The Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP Apx 7. The letter to Lord Davies of Abersoch Apx 8. The letter to the Chief Executive of The Fawcett Society Apx 9. The letter to the Director-General of the CBI Apx 10. The letter from the Director-General of the CBI Apx 11. The letter to the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Apx. 12 The letter to The Rt Hon Theresa May MP (and her response) References and further reading Index of cited publications Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisAt the behest of radical feminists, the human rights of men and boys have long been trampled upon by states' actions and inactions, usually to advantage women and girls. Radical feminists are gender supremacists driven by misandry (the hatred of men). They undermine the foundations of civilised society, including marriage and the family.Trade ReviewAccording to an opinion poll conducted for the radical feminist charity Fawcett Society in 2016, only 9 percent of British women, and 4 percent of British men, identify as feminists. Yet feminism has for decades been deeply embedded in state and other institutions in Britain, and much of the developed world (and increasingly the developing world, too). Feminism is a deeply toxic ideology, which seeks not gender equality, but ever more female privilege, regardless of the adverse consequences for men and boys (and women and girls, indirectly). Mike Buchanan leads the British political party Justice for Men & Boys (and the women who love them) http://j4mb.org.uk, this book is his critique of feminism, a powerful but dangerous ideology consisting of baseless conspiracy theories (e.g. the feminist patriarchy "theory"), fantasies, lies, delusions and myths;If you use Amazon’s “Look Inside” facility, you’ll soon find the Table of Contents. The 57 chapters of the book (some of them very short) include chapters on the feminist assaults on men, women, heterosexuality, marriage, the nuclear family, capitalism, democracy and the English language. Other chapters include, “Are you a misogynist if you only hate feminists?”, “Are feminists less intelligent than normal women?”, “Are feminists less attractive than normal women?”, “Do feminists suffer from PPS (Permanent Premenstrual Syndrome)?”, “Are feminists delusional? Is the Pope a Catholic? Do bears crap in woods?”, and “Are some feminists (e.g. Tracey Emin) a pain in the arts?”Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Erin Pizzey Introduction 1. Feminists are liars. 2. The world must be changed, apparently. 3. Are you a misogynist if you only hate feminists? 4. What is feminism in the modern era? 5. Misandry (the hatred of men) 6. How feminists view the world: welcome to the grim world of dualism 7. Why men have nipples, and my sex change story 8. Are feminists less intelligent than normal women? 9. Why are fat women fat? 10. Are feminists less attractive than normal women? 11. Do feminists suffer from PPS (Permanent Premenstrual Syndrome)? 12. Feminism: the triumph of emotion over reason? 13. The different natures of men and women 14. The denial of the different natures of men and women 15. Femininity 16. Feminist theory: building castles in the air 17. Feminist academics and manginas 18. Big fat feminist myths and lies: female solidarity and feminist representations of women 19. Are feminists delusional? Is the pope a Catholic? Do bears crap in woods? 20. The evolution of nagging 21. Women have a right to complain, but do feminists abuse the privilege? 22.Are feminists depressed as well as depressing? 23. Politics and feminism: an explosive mixture 24. Why do Lefties never learn? 25. Should we treat feminists as we treat other difficult people? 26. Why is France almost a feminist-free country? 27. Are some feminists (e.g. Tracey Emin) a pain in the arts? 28. Does Harriet Harman suffer from Mad Cow Disease? 29. Caution: women at work 30. How feminists are killing men and women 31. The feminisation of the United Kingdom 32. The feminist assault on men 33. The feminist assault on women 34. The lesbian feminist assault on heterosexuality 35. The feminist assault on marriage 36. The feminist assault on the nuclear family 37. The feminist assault on capitalism 38. The feminist assault on democracy 39. The feminist assault on the English language 40. Equality, happiness, physical and mental health 41. Men's deference towards women 42. Were the suffragettes silly? 43. Would patriarchal hegemony be such a bad thing? 44. The dreaded 'c' word 45. The dreaded 's' word 46. The dreaded 'f' word 47. The vilification of men 48. The self-glorification of women and the troop numbers problem 49. Do feminists suffer from penis envy? 50. Why aren't men revolting? 51. The dire state of the mainstream media 52. The dire state of modern publishing 53. Politicians are impotent 54. Ladies, what do you want: happiness or power? 55. Women Against Feminism, Honey Badgers 56. Are you a feminist or a post-feminist? A guide 57. The ten conclusions APPENDICES 1. Quotations 2. The letter to The Rt Hon Theresa May MP 3. If the Battle of Trafalgar had been fought in a politically correct age... 4. The letter to The Rt Hon David Miliband MP 5. Introduction to the J4MB general election manifesto (2015) 6. J4MB - 2020 general election strategy 7. About Mike Buchanan 8. The men's human rights movement, A Voice for Men, feminism, gynocentrism, misandry, moral agency, sexism, the red pill... 9. Amnesty International reject our request for 2016 conference facilities

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less