Women & Power: A Manifesto by Professor Mary Beard (English) Paperback Book

Description: Women & Power by Professor Mary Beard, Mary Beard A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material on rape, consent and how the discussion has moved on. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Britains 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, from Medusa and Athena to Theresa May and Hillary Clinton. Beard explores the cultural underpinnings of misogyny, considering the public voice of women, our cultural assumptions about womens relationship with power, and how powerful women resist being packaged into a male template.A year on since the advent of #metoo, Beard looks at how the discussions have moved on during this time, and how that intersects with issues of rape and consent, and the stories men tell themselves to support their actions. In trademark Beardian style, using examples ancient and modern, Beard argues, its time for change - and now!From the author of international bestseller SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. Author Biography Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim, and is a fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her previous books include Civilisations: How We look / The Eye of Faith, the international bestseller SPQR, and the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, and also The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books Its a Dons Life and All in a Dons Day. All these books are published by Profile. Review A modern feminist classic -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *With clearsightedness and wry humour, this self-described gobby woman proves public speech is no longer the preserve of maleness. More power to her. -- Laura Garmeson * FT *... exposes the roots of todays expectations of how a woman should behave ... time for a change, she argues - and now! -- Jenni Murray * Guardian *This book is a treasure, both as a fascinating read in itself and as a fine work of reference to correct our lazy misconceptions about an ancient world that still has much to instruct us today * Herald *An urgent feminist cri de coeur, spot-on in its utterly reasonable plea that a woman who dares to open her mouth in public actually be given a hearing. * Kirkus Reviews *Brilliant -- Jacqueline Rose * Guardian *Enlightening ... explains how misogyny works and why it is so resilient -- Elif Shafak * Guardian *A sparkling and forceful manifesto * New York Times *Clear, rich, subversive and witty * San Francisco Chronicle *An irresistible call for women to speak up, act and redefine their power * People Magazine *Praise for Mary Beard:Shes pulled off that rare trick of becoming a don with a high media profile who hasnt sold out, who is absolutely respected by the academy for her scholarship ... what she says is always powerful and interesting * Guardian *An irrepressible enthusiast with a refreshing disregard for convention * FT *With such a champion as Beard to debunk and popularise, the future of the study of classics is assured * Daily Telegraph *Dynamically, wittily and authoritatively brings the ancient world to life -- Simon Sebag MontefiorePraise for SPQR:Fast-moving, exciting, psychologically acute, warmly sceptical - Bryan Appleyard -- Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *Vastly engaging ... a tremendously enjoyable and scholarly read -- Natalie Haynes * Observer *Sustaining the energy that such a topic demands for more than 600 pages, while providing a coherent answer to the question of why Rome expanded so spectacularly, is hugely ambitious. Beard succeeds triumphantly ... full of insights and delights ... SPQR is consistently enlivened by Beards eye for detail and her excellent sense of humour. * Sunday Times *Masterful ... This is exemplary popular history, engaging but never dumbed down, providing both the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life * Economist *Ground-breaking ... invigorating ... revolutionary ... a whole new approach to ancient history -- Thomas Hodgkinson * Spectator *Selected as one of the 100 best books of the 21st century: An instant feminist classic * The Guardian * Promotional A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material on rape, consent and how the discussion has moved on. Long Description A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material on rape, consent and how the discussion has moved on. Britains 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, from Medusa and Athena to Theresa May and Hillary Clinton. Beard explores the cultural underpinnings of misogyny, considering the public voice of women, our cultural assumptions about womens relationship with power, and how powerful women resist being packaged into a male template. A year on since the advent of #metoo, Beard looks at how the discussions have moved on during this time, and how that intersects with issues of rape and consent, and the stories men tell themselves to support their actions. In trademark Beardian style, using examples ancient and modern, Beard argues, its time for change - and now! From the author of international bestseller SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome . Review Text A modern feminist classic Promotional "Headline" A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender agenda with new material on rape, consent and how the discussion has moved on. Details ISBN1788160614 Pages 144 Publisher Profile Books Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 1788160614 ISBN-13 9781788160612 Publication Date 2018-11-01 Format Paperback Imprint Profile Books Ltd Subtitle A Manifesto Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.4 Short Title Women and Power Language English Author Mary Beard UK Release Date 2018-11-01 AU Release Date 2018-11-01 Edition Description Main Illustrations black and white pictures throughout Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-03-31 Alternative 9781782834533 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:122116133;

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