Items related to INTERCOURSE

Andrea Dworkin INTERCOURSE ISBN 13: 9780099574705

INTERCOURSE - Softcover

  • 3.98 out of 5 stars
    2,557 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780099574705: INTERCOURSE

Synopsis

Andrea Dworkin, once called "Feminism's Malcolm X," has been worshipped, reviled, criticized, and analyzed-but never ignored. The power of her writing, the passion of her ideals, and the ferocity of her intellect have spurred the arguments and activism of two generations of feminists. Now the book that she's best known for-in which she provoked the argument that ultimately split apart the feminist movement-is being reissued for the young women and men of the twenty-first century.

Intercourse enraged as many readers as it inspired when it was first published in 1987. In it, Dworkin argues that in a male supremacist society, sex between men and women constitutes a central part of women's subordination to men. (This argument was quickly-and falsely-simplified to "all sex is rape" in the public arena, adding fire to Dworkin's already radical persona.)

In her introduction to this twentieth-anniversary edition of Intercourse, Ariel Levy, the author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, discusses the circumstances of Dworkin's untimely death in the spring of 2005, and the enormous impact of her life and work. Dworkin's argument, she points out, is the stickiest question of feminism: Can a woman fight the power when he shares her bed?

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Andrea Dworkin was the co-author, with Catharine A. MacKinnon, of civil rights legislation recognizing pornography as legally actionable sex discrimination. She wrote eleven books, including Pornography, Heartbreak, and Scapegoat. She died in April 2005 in Washington, D.C.
Ariel Levy is a contributing editor at New York magazine, and the author of Female Chauvinist Pigs. She lives in New York City.

From Library Journal

Dworkin argues that in a society where men oppress women, they will use sex for that purpose as well, and that men's sexual dominion over women underpins the whole system of oppression codified in law. Her most provocative point is that sexual intercourse itself intrinsically creates problems for women's self-esteem. She bases this argument on the premise that human beings need to protect their physical boundaries to feel safe. Since women's boundaries are breached in even the most welcome and humane forms of sexual intercourse, they must therefore experience themselves, as part of their normal existence, as more vulnerable than men experience themselves and less able to assert their humanity. Dworkin's argument is obviously one-sided, disregarding benefits women may derive from these intimate connections. Nor does she spend much time on a solution for the problem of boundaries she has identified. Still, this fascinating book deserves a wide readership. Cynthia Harrison, American Historical Assn., Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherARROW BOOKS LTD
  • Publication date1988
  • ISBN 10 0099574705
  • ISBN 13 9780099574705
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages336
  • Rating
    • 3.98 out of 5 stars
      2,557 ratings by Goodreads

Buy Used

Condition: Good
Most items will be dispatched the...
View this item

US$ 4.40 shipping from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Search results for INTERCOURSE

Seller Image

Dworkin, Andrea
Published by Arrow Books Ltd, 1988
ISBN 10: 0099574705 ISBN 13: 9780099574705
Used Softcover

Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the pages. Seller Inventory # wbs5170206620

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 62.74
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 4.40
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Dworkin, Andrea
Published by Arrow Books Ltd, 1988
ISBN 10: 0099574705 ISBN 13: 9780099574705
Used Soft cover

Seller: Traces of Radanicki, London, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Soft cover. Condition: Good. pages are tanned but no markings and a very nice readable copy. Seller Inventory # ABE-1592771104217

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 64.79
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 16.54
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Andrea Dworkin
Published by ARROW BOOKS LTD, 1988
ISBN 10: 0099574705 ISBN 13: 9780099574705
Used Paperback

Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, United Kingdom

Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars 4-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Paperback. Condition: Good. In this truly radical work Andrea Dworkin asserts that the essence of female oppression is rooted in nothing less than the act of sexual intercourse itself. Seller Inventory # 405563

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 65.78
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 19.96
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket