Men explain things to me
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Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books ;, [2014].
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John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.420973 SOL
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books ;, [2014].
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130 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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English

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"Despite years of feminism and such activist groups as Women Strike for Peace, much of the female population in the world is often powerless, forced to remain voiceless and subjugated to acts of extreme violence in the home, on school campuses and anywhere men deem they should dominate. "Rape and other acts of violence, up to and including murder, as well as threats of violence, constitute the barrage some men lay down as they attempt to control some women," she writes, "and fear of that violence limits most women in ways they've gotten so used to they hardly notice--and we hardly address." The few women who do stand up and shout to the world are the exception, not the rule, and Solnit provides a platform and a voice for them and the thousands who are too overwhelmed by fear and guilt to speak up. Solnit's thought-provoking essays illuminate the discrepancies in modern society, a society in which female students are told to stay indoors after dark due to the fact that one man is a rapist, as opposed to an alternate world in which male students are told not to attack females in the first place. Same-sex marriage, Virginia Woolf, the patrilineal offspring of the Bible and los desaparecidos of Argentina are artfully woven into the author's underlying message that women have come a long way on the road to equality but have further to go. Sharp narratives that illuminate and challenge the status quo of women's roles in the world. Slim in scope, but yet another good book by Solnit." -- Kirkus reviews.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Solnit, R. (2014). Men explain things to me . Haymarket Books ;.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Solnit, Rebecca. 2014. Men Explain Things to Me. Haymarket Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Solnit, Rebecca. Men Explain Things to Me Haymarket Books, 2014.

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Solnit, Rebecca. Men Explain Things to Me Haymarket Books ;, 2014.

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