Books

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  Feminism for the 99%

  by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, et al.

  This is a manifesto for the 99 percent

  19 posts

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  The Anti-Social Family

  by Michèle Barrett and Mary McIntosh

  Sensitive but uncompromising socialist-feminist critique of the nuclear family

  29 posts

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  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

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  Women’s Oppression Today

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

  26 posts

• Revolutionary Feminisms

  Edited by Brenna Bhandar and Rafeef Ziadah

  A unique book, tracing forty years of anti-racist feminist thought

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  The Social Origins of Private Life

  by Stephanie Coontz

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

  6 posts

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  Women’s Work, Men’s Property

  Edited by Stephanie Coontz and Peta Henderson

  Exploring the sociohistorical roots of gender inequality.

  20 posts

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  Close to Home

  by Christine Delphy
  Classic analysis of gender relations and patriarchy under capitalism

  28 posts

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  Separate and Dominate

  by Christine Delphy

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

  59 posts

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  Flora Tristan

  by Sandra Dijkstra

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  Cinderella Goes to Market

  by Barbara Einhorn
  Assessing the position of women before and after the fall of state socialism.

  4 posts

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  American Homo

  by Jeffrey Escoffier

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

  2 posts

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  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

  1 post

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  False Choices

  Edited by Liza Featherstone

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

  53 posts

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  The Dialectic of Sex

  by Shulamith Firestone

  “A landmark manifesto” — Susan Faludi, New Yorker

  36 posts

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  Bushwomen

  by Laura Flanders
  Laura Flanders assesses the central role of women—and sexual politics—in the 2004 Republican victory.

  1 post

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  The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems

  by Nancy Folbre

  Why are inequalities based on gender so pervasive?

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  Fortunes of Feminism

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

  50 posts

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  Playing the Whore

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

  43 posts

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  The Metamorphoses of Kinship

  by Maurice Godelier

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

  5 posts