Contributions

  • Richards, Amy, 1970- - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

104,000 words, Guess

Page Count

416 pages

Identifiers

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  • Library of Congress Control Number00026492
  • GoogleI1un1D7uTAYC
  • Goodreads98521

Classifications

  • DDC305.42/01
  • LCCHQ1421 .B38 2000

Description

"Young women today live by feminism's goals, yet feminism itself is undeniably at a crossroads; "girl power" feminists appear to be obsessed with personal empowerment at the expense of politics, while political institutions such as Ms. and NOW are so battle weary they've lost their ability to speak to a new generation. In Manifesta, Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards examine the snags in the movement - from the dissolution of Riot Grrrls into the likes of the Spice Girls, to older women's hawking of young girls' imperiled self-esteem, to the hyped hatred of feminist thorns like Katie Roiphe - and prove that these snags have not, in fact, torn feminism asunder. In contrast, they show the vibrance with which the movement has evolved, detail important political goals that still need to be achieved, and spell out what a world with true equality would look like."--BOOK JACKET.

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  • Manifesta: young women, feminism, and the futureFarrar, Straus and Giroux2000-01-01

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