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Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man
by Susan Faludi

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With the publication of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women in 1992, Susan Faludi became a feminist icon. When current trends put economic theory or genetic programming at the center of the dialogue on gender issues, Faludi, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for her work with the Wall Street Journal, approached the issue as a journalist. Her rigorous, trenchant analysis of the media's role in shaping public perceptions of feminism won her a National Book Critics Circle Award and the respect of both the feminist establishment and the media itself. Backlash is now considered one of the most influential works of feminism ever written.

But Faludi's next book, Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man, caught her feminist readers a bit off guard. Why would a feminist icon want to write a book about men? Her male readers were also skeptical. What gave this woman the idea she could speak for men? For Faludi, Stiffed was a natural outgrowth of Backlash: "One of the gross misconceptions about feminism is that it's only about women. But in order for women to live freely, men have to live freely, too." Those who actually read Stiffed were won over by the integrity of Faludi's methodology and the intelligence of her analysis. Faludi's conclusions are the result of literally thousands of interviews with American men of all ages and from all walks of life: laborers, business tycoons, celebrities, soldiers, even porn stars. Stiffed records a generous sampling of these stories to support her hypothesis: Contrary to popular rhetoric that male aggression and violence are the result of a flawed nature, Faludi demonstrates that the current "crisis of masculinity" is a result of a flawed society. Since W.W.II, American men have been betrayed by a culture that first told them what was expected of them, then punished them for providing it. The result is a powerful, haunting indictment of a society at odds with itself. Farley, Powells.com

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Publisher Comments:

One of the most talked-about books of last year, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Backlash now explores the collapse of traditional masculinity that has left men feeling betrayed. With Backlash in 1991, Susan Faludi broke new ground when she put her finger directly on the problem bedeviling women, and the light of recognition dawned on millions of her readers: what's making women miserable isn't something they're doing to themselves in the name of independence. It's something our society is doing to women. The book was nothing less than a landmark. Now in Stiffed, the author turns her attention to the masculinity crisis plaguing our culture at the end of the '90s, an era of massive layoffs, "Angry White Male" politics, and Million Man marches. As much as the culture wants to proclaim that men are made miserable — or brutal or violent or irresponsible — by their inner nature and their hormones, Faludi finds that even in the world they supposedly own and run, men are at the mercy of cultural forces that disfigure their lives and destroy their chance at happiness. As traditional masculinity continues to collapse, the once-valued male attributes of craft, loyalty, and social utility are no longer honored, much less rewarded. Faludi's journey through the modern masculine landscape takes her into the lives of individual men whose accounts reveal the heart of the male dilemma. Stiffed brings us into the world of industrial workers, sports fans, combat veterans, evangelical husbands, militiamen, astronauts, and troubled "bad" boys — whose sense that they've lost their skills, jobs, civic roles, wives, teams, and a secure future is only one symptom of a larger and historic betrayal.

Review:

"[R]emarkable....[I]f feminism is Faludi's lens and compass, journalism is her splendid trade....[A] brilliant book..." John Leonard, New York Newsday

Review:

"Stiffed is a brilliant, important book....Her men have much to say, and in Faludi they found their dream woman: one who listens, and who understands." Time

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"Stiffed is a tour de force of reportage....[I]ntimate, poignant and sometimes funny....[A] sympathetic account..." The Atlanta Journal Constitution

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"Susan Faludi's Backlash...[is] the most important book on women in recent decades...Stiffed is even better than Backlash. It is a significant and serious work." The New York Review of Books

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"The worst thing about Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man is that you immediately want to run around grabbing people by the lapels and beseeching them, 'Read this book! Now! I've got to talk about it.'" The San Diego Union Tribune

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"This important book is sure to spark dialog..." Library Journal

Review:

"This is brilliant stuff, cutting through nonsense, letting men speak for themselves and taking from their words original and compassionate insights. Bravo." Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author

Susan Faludi is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, which won the 1992 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. A contributing editor for Newsweek and a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has written for many magazines, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, Esquire, Double Take, and the Nation. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380720453
Subtitle:
The Betrayal of the American Man
Author:
Faludi, Susan
Author:
by Susan Faludi
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Subject:
Men
Subject:
Men's Studies - Masculinity
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
Masculinity
Subject:
General Social Science
Copyright:
1999
Edition Number:
1st Perennial ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
0051-2828-MTDC
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
672
Dimensions:
7.99x5.32x1.13 in. 1.21 lbs.
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