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Replacing Misandry
Nathanson, Paul; Young, Katherine K.
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Description for Replacing Misandry
Hardback. After ten thousand years of technological and cultural revolutions that have all but severed the relation between maleness and masculinity, have men become obsolete? Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
In the first three volumes of this series, Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young challenge theories about patriarchy that ideological forms of feminism have promoted. In this volume, they argue that we must replace those misandric theories with one that takes seriously the needs and problems of boys and men no less than those of girls and women; at the same time, they add, we must maintain the reforms that egalitarian forms of feminism have promoted. With both factors in mind, they trace the history of men - that is, culturally organized perceptions of the male body and its masculine functions ... Read more
In the first three volumes of this series, Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young challenge theories about patriarchy that ideological forms of feminism have promoted. In this volume, they argue that we must replace those misandric theories with one that takes seriously the needs and problems of boys and men no less than those of girls and women; at the same time, they add, we must maintain the reforms that egalitarian forms of feminism have promoted. With both factors in mind, they trace the history of men - that is, culturally organized perceptions of the male body and its masculine functions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773545533
SKU
V9780773545533
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About Nathanson, Paul; Young, Katherine K.
Paul Nathanson is a retired researcher in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University. Katherine K. Young is professor emerita in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University. They are the co-authors of Spreading Misandry, Legalizing Misandry, and Sanctifying Misandry.
Reviews for Replacing Misandry
"This is a brilliant advance, a tour de force. There is nothing quite like it in terms of historical sweep and analytical depth, and all imbued with humanism. The scholarship is excellent, the topic is well researched, the text is well written, and the arguments are clear, calm, and cogent." Anthony Synnott, Concordia University and author of Rethinking Men: Heroes, ... Read more