About this title: Andrea Dworkin, once called "Feminism's Malcolm X", has been worshipped, reviled, criticized and analysed - but never ignored. The power of her writing, the passion of her ideals and the ferocity of her intellect have spurred the arguments and activism of two generations of feminists. Now the book that she's best known for - in which she provoked the argument that ultimately split apart the feminist movement - is being reissued for the twenty-first century. "Intercourse" enraged as many readers as it inspired when it was first published in 1987. In it, Dworkin argues that in a male ...
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Edition: 20 Anv
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date published: 11/6/2006
ISBN-13:9780465017522ISBN:0465017525
Description: Fair. 0465017525 Ships from PA, Return within 10 days for any reasons. Fast Shipping. Book Front and back cover popped up, minor tare on spine, minor creased back cover and slightly twisted spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
Description: Good. Ex-library 52-X-Add. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
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Date published: 0000
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
Description: Good in Good jacket. See Notes. Gently used paperback. ** PLEASE READ: This book is: DWORKIN, ANDREA: INTERCOURSE This is the book you will receive if you order this item. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Pr
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780029079706ISBN:0029079705
Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780684832395ISBN:0684832399
Description: Good. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Pr
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780029079706ISBN:0029079705
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Pr
Date published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780029079706ISBN:0029079705
Description: Good. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780684832395ISBN:0684832399
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780684832395ISBN:0684832399
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Near Fine. Light general cover wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Board book
Publisher: Free Press
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780029079713ISBN:0029079713
Description: Very Good. Publisher: Free PressDate of Publication: 1987Binding: PaperbackEdition: Later PrintingCondition: Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages clean, binding tight. Description: 0029079713. read more
"Honestly had a very bad affect on my life. Her dire view of heterosexual sex and how male insertion and the penetration of the female doomed humanity an intractable sexual inequality was profoundly depressing and, now many years later, I think untrue."
"After all of the hype I've heard about Dworkin, I found her book terribly mild to what I was expecting. I loved her style, though; blatant, angry, and poetic all at the same time.
I'm completely befuddled now about her supposed "man-hating" approach. This is what I usually heard from others who claimed to have properly read her, but I never saw the typographical proof. Perhaps I'm reading the wrong book?
As far as I can tell, Dworkin doesn't hate masculinity; she hates patriarchy. She doesn't hate men; she hates the men that perpetuate said patriarchy. All sex is rape under the constraints of patriarchy, which therefore means it can change for the better if patriarchy gets the proper boot. Why is this so difficult for others to understand? Perhaps we really are a culture that secretly loves to be offended. Or maybe we never want to admit to being a part of a problem, intentionally or otherwise. We're too proud.
It's one thing to rationally disagree with her (hey, we all think differently), but to call her out on erroneous claims tells me either: (1) the reader wasn't paying close enough attention, or (2) the reader went in with a massive chip on their shoulder. Garbage in, garbage out. That's my motto in any aspect of literature. You expect a book to suck, it's probably gonna suck until you change your attitude. (And if the book still sucks, at least then you'll know you were actually right.)
So I've finally read a book by Dworkin. I'm happy I did so and will likely read some of her other things.
And now, at least, whenever somebody begins to call her out for this book, I can begin to press: "Did you actually read it?" I guess she truly is one of the most misrepresented, misinterpreted, and misunderstood authors of modern time. That's a shame."
"Far more even-handed than I would have been led to believe. Its elliptical style can be a little difficult to access, and much of the information is rather cherry-picked to make points. However, this aside, the points are important and extremely valid in today's society.
Clearly grossly misinterpreted by would-be followers on a level unlike anything that comes to mind other than the Bible."
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