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No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women

by Estelle B. Freedman

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

“On the situations of women around the world today, this one book provides more illumination and insight than a dozen others combined. . . . Freedman’s survey is a triumph of global scope and informed precision.”

–NANCY F. COTT

Professor of History, Harvard University

Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women’s movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed as Stanford professor and award-winning author Estelle B. Freedman argues in her compelling book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no turning back. Freedman examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred years–and explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work, family, sexuality, and creativity.

Drawing examples from a variety of countries and cultures, from the past and the present, this inspiring narrative will be required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the role women play in the world. Searching in its analysis and global in its perspective, No Turning Back will stand as a defining text in one of the most important social movements of all time.

Review:

“AN ASTONISHING FEAT, a comprehensive synthesis of a sprawling and often contradictory body of thought and activism.”

–San Francisco Examiner

“A TOUR DE FORCE . . . THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK.”

–CATHARINE R. STIMPSON

University Professor

Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science

New York University

Review:

“AN ASTONISHING FEAT, a comprehensive synthesis of a sprawling and often contradictory body of thought and activism.”
–San Francisco Examiner

“A TOUR DE FORCE . . . THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK.”
–CATHARINE R. STIMPSON
University Professor
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science
New York University

Product Details

ISBN:
9780345450531
Subtitle:
The History of Feminism and the Future of Women
Editor:
Dyssegaard, Elisabeth Kallick
Author:
Freedman, Estelle B.
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Feminism & Feminist Theory
Subject:
Women's Studies - History
Subject:
Feminism
Subject:
Feminism -- History.
Subject:
Women -- Social conditions.
Edition Number:
1st trade pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
721
Publication Date:
January 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
8.24x5.52x.99 in. .82 lbs.

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