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Down Girl The Logic of Misogyny

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ISBN-10: 0190933208

ISBN-13: 9780190933203

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kate Manne

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Down Girl is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics. Kate Manne argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward all or most women. Rather, it's primarily about controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the "bad" women who challenge male dominance. And it's compatible with rewarding "the good ones," and singling out other women to serve as warnings to those who are out of order. She applies her powerful theory to a wide range of public life but particularly politics. The paperback features a new preface to the paperback edition discussing the extensive publicity and discussion that accompanied hardcover…    
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Book details

List price: $11.99
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/23/2019
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English