| Description |
350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Fifteen years after her death, Andrea Dworkin remains one of the most important and challenging figures in second-wave feminism. Although frequently relegated to its more radical fringes, Dworkin was without doubt a formidable and influential writer, a philosopher, and an activist-a brilliant figure who inspired and infuriated in equal measure. Her many detractors were eager to reduce her to the caricature of the angry, man-hating feminist who believed that all sex was rape, and as a result, her work has long been misunderstood. It is in recent years, especially with the rise of the #MeToo movement, that there has been a resurgence of interest in her ideas. This biography is the perfect complement to the widely reviewed anthology of her writing, Last Days at Hot Slit, published in 2019, providing much-needed context to her work. Given exclusive access to never-before-published photographs and archives, including her letters to many of the major figures of second-wave feminism, award-winning biographer Martin Duberman traces Dworkin's life, from her abusive first marriage through her central role in the sex and pornography wars of the following decades. This is a vital, complex, and long overdue reassessment of the life and work of one of the towering figures of second-wave feminism"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Beginnings -- Marriage -- Joining the fray -- The mid-seventies -- The gathering storm -- Pornography -- Lovelace, Trans, and Right-wing women -- The ordinance -- Writing -- Mercy -- Prelude to Israel -- Scapegoat. |
| Subject |
Dworkin, Andrea.
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Feminists -- United States -- Biography.
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Feminism -- United States.
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Dworkin, Andrea. (OCoLC)fst00067278
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Feminism. (OCoLC)fst00922671
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Feminists. (OCoLC)fst00922831
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781620975855 hardcover |
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1620975858 hardcover |
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9781620975862 electronic book |
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