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Women & power

Hardcover • 2018 • English • 1. edition

Women & power: a manifesto

By Mary Beard

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About the book

Why the popular resonance of 'mansplaining' (despite the intense dislike of the term felt by many men)? It hits home for us because it points straight to what it feels like not to be taken seriously: a bit like when I get lectured on Roman history on Twitter. Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. With wry wit, she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women. Her examples range from the classical world to the modern day...Show more

Feminism and feminist theory

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ISBN

9781788160605

Publisher

Profile Books

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Women & power

Format

Hardcover

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