· So opens Shulamith Firestone’s radical feminist manifesto The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution. Published in , the book’s ferocity and imagination still gesture towards a horizon more radical than revolution – even as we approach its 50th anniversary. Firestone was 25 when she wrote The Dialectic of Sex. Born in – her mother was a German refugee, her Author: Erin Maglaque. Originally published in , when Shulamith Firestone was just twenty-five years old, and going on to become a bestseller, The Dialectic of Sex was the first book of the women.s liberation /5(3). One of the group’s founding members was Shulamith Firestone, whose blazing case for feminist revolution, The Dialectic of Sex, would be released in Firestone was twenty-five. The s kicked into gear and radical feminists led the charge. Like Kate Millet’s Sexual Politics and Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch, also published in , The Dialectic of Sex became a bestseller (it Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins.
Instead of focusing on just law, rights and the political system, Shulamith Firestone aimed for the complete reconstruction of the society in The Dialectic Of Sex. Her envisioned feminist revolution proposed that women overturn the traditional notions of motherhood and dismantle reproductive expectations. Shulamith Firestone believed, as Martha. The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution (Paperback) Published March 5th by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Shulamith Firestone. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. The dialectic of sex: the case for feminist revolution Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. the case for feminist revolution by Firestone, Shulamith. Publication date The dialectic of sex -- On American feminism -- Freudianism: the misguided feminism -- Down with childhood -- Racism: the sexism of the family of man.
The Case for Feminist Revolution. by Shulamith Firestone, Reviewed by Serene Williams. Few works of feminist theory are more contentious and more important to a diverse feminist dialogue than The Dialectic of Sexby Shulamith Firestone. A masterpiece of second wave literature, The Dialectic of Sexchallenges even the most committed feminist to rethink everything she or he feels about the. So opens Shulamith Firestone’s radical feminist manifesto The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution. Published in , the book’s ferocity and imagination still gesture towards a horizon more radical than revolution – even as we approach its 50th anniversary. Firestone was 25 when she wrote The Dialectic of Sex. Born in – her mother was a German refugee, her father an American serviceman who took part in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen – Firestone chafed against. In the wake of recent headlines bemoaning women's squandered fertility and the ongoing debate over the appropriate role of genetics in the future of humanity, The Dialectic of Sex is revealed as remarkably relevant to today's society―a testament to Shulamith Firestone's startlingly prescient vision. Firestone died in , but her ideas live on through this extraordinary book.
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