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Feminism for the 99%

by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, et al.

This is a manifesto for the 99 percent

9 posts
The Anti-Social Family

by Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh

Sensitive but uncompromising socialist-feminist critique of the nuclear family

29 posts
Feminist Radical Thinkers

by Michèle Barrett, Mary McIntosh, et al.
A collection of extracts from leading second-wave feminists, including Michèle Barrett, Mary McIntosh, Lynne Segal, Sheila Rowbotham and Juliet Mitchell
7 posts
Women’s Oppression Today

by Michèle Barrett

“This book is a school of thought.” – Frigga Haug, Das Argument

26 posts

The Social Origins of Private Life

by Stephanie Coontz

A highly original account of the evolution of the family unit.

6 posts
Women’s Work, Men’s Property

Edited by Stephanie Coontz and Peta Henderson

Exploring the sociohistorical roots of gender inequality.

20 posts
Close to Home

by Christine Delphy
Classic analysis of gender relations and patriarchy under capitalism
28 posts
Separate and Dominate

by Christine Delphy

An examination of how mainstream feminism has been mobilized in support of racist measures

60 posts

Flora Tristan

by Sandra Dijkstra
Cinderella Goes to Market

by Barbara Einhorn
Assessing the position of women before and after the fall of state socialism.
4 posts
American Homo

by Jeffrey Escoffier

A sweeping account of the way lesbian, gay, and bisexual people have challenged and changed society

2 posts
Burn It Down!

Edited by Breanne Fahs

The most comprehensive collection of feminist manifestos, chronicling our rage and dreams from the nineteenth century to today

False Choices

Edited by Liza Featherstone

“Intensely engrossing ... A damning portrait of both Clinton and American politics.” – Publisher's Weekly

52 posts
The Dialectic of Sex

by Shulamith Firestone

“A landmark manifesto” — Susan Faludi, New Yorker

36 posts
Bushwomen

by Laura Flanders
Laura Flanders assesses the central role of women—and sexual politics—in the 2004 Republican victory.
1 post
The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems

by Nancy Folbre

Why are inequalities based on gender so pervasive?

Fortunes of Feminism

by Nancy Fraser
Charts the history of women's liberation and calls for a revitalized feminism.
49 posts
Playing the Whore

by Melissa Gira Grant

“An important contribution to debates around sex and work ... deserves to be read.” – Nina Power

40 posts
The Metamorphoses of Kinship

by Maurice Godelier

A masterwork of the anthropology of kinship by the heir to Levi-Strauss.

5 posts
The Attack Queers

by Richard Goldstein

Charts and critiques the rise of the gay right.

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