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Naked Feminism
- Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty
Engelsk Hardback
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Naked Feminism
- Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty
Engelsk Hardback

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Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women’s bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? Should a scantily clad woman, or a promiscuous one, be worth less than a fully covered woman, or a chaste one? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests – using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message.

In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women’s bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women. Illustrating the swinging pendulum of bodily modesty through the ages, she takes us on a journey from the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Babylon, through the birth of Christianity and Islam, to the lax morals of the medieval period and the bawdiness of Chaucer and Shakespeare; to the clampdowns of the Puritans and later the Victorians and, more recently, to the re-veiling of the Middle East and the purity pledges of modern-day America. She ends with a plea: feminists must unite to challenge the repression of the female body, as only then can women be truly free.

Also available as an audiobook narrated by the author.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9781509556069
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1509556060
Udg. Dato:
10 mar 2023
Længde:
31mm
Bredde:
149mm
Højde:
223mm
Forlag:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Oplagsdato:
10 mar 2023
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