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Resolving the Paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau\'s Sexual Politics
By Tamela IceUniversity Press of AmericaProfessor Ice begins her book with what she calls a paradox within philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's social philosophy. In her words, “Rousseau's views on women sits [sic] in tension with his philosophy of ...
Women Who Kill
By Ann Jones Feminist PressLet me first just throw the creepiness right out there and admit I am a big fan of all media coverage related to serial killers. I love the horrible shows like Cold Case Files, and I love the even crappier rushed books writ...
The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman
By Margot MifflinUniversity of Nebraska Press The Blue Tattoo tells the story of Olive Oatman, a nineteenth century woman with an unusual life. In 1851, Oatman was violently abducted along with her younger sister by Yavapais after watching this group...
Little Bird of Heaven
By Joyce Carol OatesECCO BooksOates' thirty-sixth novel grapples with familiar themes: the rocky underside of marriage, racial injustice, childhood trauma, sexual obsession, and the ways gender plays out among various subsets of the U.S. working clas...
You’ve Changed: Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity
Edited by Laurie J. ShrageOxford University PressEach essay in Laurie J. Shrage’s collection, You've Changed, takes on the challenge of analyzing the philosophical, cultural, and psychological dimensions of the—for lack of a better or more acute ...
Smash the Church, Smash the State!: The Early Years of Gay Liberation
Edited by Tommi Avicolli MeccaCity Lights BooksLike all good memoirs of the 1960s and early ‘70s, Smash the Church, Smash the State! takes readers back to a time when revolution seemed imminent. Change was in the air and the fifty-one essays compri...
