{"product_id":"material-girls-9780349726625","title":"Material Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don''t always end well'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and trenchant critique of the influential theory that we all have an inner feeling known as a gender identity, and that this feeling is more socially significant than our biological sex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Kathleen Stock surveys the philosophical ideas that led to this point, and closely interrogates each one, from De Beauvoir''s statement that, ''One is not born, but rather becomes a woman'' (an assertion she contends has been misinterpreted and repurposed), to Judith Butler''s claim that language creates biological reality, rather than describing it. She looks at biological sex in a range of important contexts, including women-only spaces and resources, he\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[\u003ci\u003eMaterial Girls\u003c\/i\u003e] pack[s] a punch . . . A call for cool heads at a time of great heat and a vital reminder that revolutions don't always end well -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eReading the book I felt an intense sense of relief that finally a comprehensive account of gender identity theory was presented and explored with both clarity and depth . . . a clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an important book, and it is the middle ground who need to read it as it shows how, if we are to live in a world where gender identity trumps biological sex, then it will be women - the physically weaker sex - who lose out -- Stella O’Malley * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eIn her commitment to free speech, good-faith debate, clear and careful argument and upholding reason over dogma, Stock writes faithfully in the tradition of the Enlightenment -- Mary Carington * UnHerd *\u003cbr\u003eA fearless, rigorous study of gender identity . . . [\u003ci\u003eMaterial Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis] a brave, enlightening, closely argued book -- Jane O’Grady * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA clear-sighted analysis in tricky territory * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eAnyone who has felt confounded by the shifting debate about sex and gender will find some clarity here. More importantly, you will find a curious mind and a generous spirit -- Sarah Ditum * Mail on Sunday *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49396186087767,"sku":"9780349726625","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349726625.jpg?v=1730415031","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/material-girls-9780349726625","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}