About this title: A sequel of sorts to the author's masterful Women, Race And Class, this book examines the critical issues important to women: racism, violence, health, children, education and peace.
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Description: FINE-/Trade pb. By now one of our best writer-critics, even though Reagan once fired here in CA. Radical yes, but also with heart. No markings, straight and clean, bright condition. 1990, Vintage trade pb, 1st printing, 238 pp read more
Edition: First Vintage Books Edition
Binding: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780679724872ISBN:0679724877
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2/19/1990
ISBN-13:9780679724872ISBN:0679724877
Description: New. Hardback w/ DJ. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1990-02-19
ISBN-13:9780679724872ISBN:0679724877
Description: New. New and in excellent condition (tanning/yellowing on pages, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1989-02-04
ISBN-13:9780394569765ISBN:0394569768
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Edition: First Trade edition
Binding: Paper wrappers (paperback).
Publisher: Vintage, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780679724872ISBN:0679724877
Description: A very good+ copy. 238 pp. Trade format. read more
"For anyone wanting an overview of Davis' work, I would recommend the Angela Davis Reader over this collection (and the Reader contains some of the best pieces from here). Still, it was interesting to read these essays - mostly written in the '80s during Reagan's second term - right after the last eight years of the Bush administration. So many of the issues are the same: increased privatization of public infrastructure (so much of what I grew up to assume were naturally private institutions were once public); blows to workers' rights and to the health and quality of life of the expanding lower classes; a continuously expanding military budget; and the list goes on. And every time I read political writings from this time, the sense of impending disaster is so clear. And I've begun to recognize in this constant fear of human self-destruction through nuclear weapons the same type of fear that that looms in the back of my mind, dull but always present, about climate change, environmental destruction, and industrial collapse. And in some ways this gives me hope - unexpected (quasi)resolutions do happen, and we move on to solve new problems. But it also makes me wonder about how a sense of dread seems to be such an integral part of human experience today, or at least especially so for those working for social change. How do we reclaim and allow joy to permeate through our thought and work, not simply dread? Of course, I may be wrong to say this is somehow new in today's world... people of all political persuasions have been predicting the collapse of society and the end of the world since we've been around, it seems. Perhaps the current status of the (faultering?) corporate nation-state has nothing to do with it."
"Angela Davis is just incredible, but sometimes you don't have time to sit down and really "take in" an entire book. "Women, Culture, & Politics" is great because it is a collection of speeches and other short, contained pieces. Her essay on her experiences in Egypt should be read by anyone working in the social sciences."
"Granted, many of the articles in this book are about 20 years old and Davis has an anger and militance behind her that don't completely gel with my personality, but this was a great book. Actually, the fact many of the writings were older lent the book greater authority because many of the issues are sadly pertinent today. Also, it's inspiring to read someone who is so intelligent, provocative, and determined. I liked her consistent effort to transform ideals into practical goals. And even though she is angry, I think she ultimately believes in the goodness of people."
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