The War Against Women

By Marilyn French

Book Overview

"Terrifying...Impressive...A challenging esay that justifies the feminist revival." THE NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling author and feminist scholar Marilyn French has written a shocking and fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 034538248X
• ISBN13: 9780345382481
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.6"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, well researched analysis.

While many will find it easiest to dismiss this book in the manner that the simple-minded dismiss well argued and reasonable controversial works, such dismissal will be much more difficult for intelligent and well educated individuals. Her arguments are powerful and well supported, her observations astute, her conclusions sound and reasonable. This is one of the most important feminist books ever written and an absolute must read for anyone - anyone at all - who is concerned about the global situation of women.

An eye opener

This book is incredible in that once you have read it you will never see political events in the same light as before. The revelation that men actually envy women's ability to have children and be mothers explains so many of the male rituals that exist in our society. As a Christian I think she misunderstood some of the reasons for abstinence before marriage, however, overall her book is very revealing. I look forward to her next book.

A wake-up call to systematic injustice against women.

I learned a great deal from this book, all of it eye-opening. It led me to read _The_Mismeasure_of_Woman_ and to subscribe to Ms. I'm pretty sure the hard-line political "Right" does not want anyone reading this book. It had me fighting mad--but I think that even if one doesn't want to get righteously angry, get informed