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Men explain things to me  Cover Image Book Book

Men explain things to me / Rebecca Solnit ; images by Ana Teresa Fernandez.

Solnit, Rebecca, (author.). Fernandez, Ana Teresa, 1980- (photographer.).

Summary:

"In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters. She ends on a serious note-- because the ultimate problem is the silencing of women who have something to say, including those saying things like, "He's trying to kill me!" This book features that now-classic essay with six perfect complements, including an examination of the great feminist writer Virginia Woolf 's embrace of mystery, of not knowing, of doubt and ambiguity, a highly original inquiry into marriage equality, and a terrifying survey of the scope of contemporary violence against women"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608463862 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1608463869 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Men explain things to me -- The longest war -- Worlds collide in a luxury suite : some thoughts on the IMF, global injustice, and a stranger on a train -- In praise of threat : what marriage equality really means -- Grandmother spider -- Woolf's darkness : embracing the inexplicable -- Pandora's box and the volunteer police force.
Subject: Feminism.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Women > Violence against.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.
Feminism.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Women > Violence against.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library SOCIAL SCIENCES SOLNI 2014 (Text) 39705000012616 Main Collection Available -


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