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Backlash, the undeclared war against American women, by Susan Faludi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-542) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Backlash

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

23016353

Responsibility statement

by Susan Faludi

Sub title

the undeclared war against American women

Summary

Includes material on George Gilder, Allan Bloom, Michael Levin, Margarita Levin, Warren Farrell, Robert Bly, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Betty Friedan, and Carol Gilligan

Table Of Contents

Introduction : blame it on feminism -- 1: Myths and flashbacks -- Man shortages and barren wombs : the myths of the backlash -- Backlashes then and now -- 2: The backlash in popular culture -- The "trends" of antifeminism : the media and the backlash -- Fatal and fetal visions : the backlash in the movies -- Teen angels and unwed witches : the backlash on TV -- Dressing the dolls : the fashion backlash -- Beauty and the backlash -- 3: Origins of a reaction: backlash movers, shakers, and thinkers -- The politics of resentment : the new right's war on women -- Ms. Smith leaves Washington : the backlash in national politics -- The backlash brain trust : from neocons to neofems -- 4: Backlashings: the effects on women's minds, jobs, and bodies -- It's all in your mind : popular psychology joins the backlash -- The wages of the backlash : the toll on working women -- Reproductive rights under the backlash : the invasion of women's bodies

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