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1	Handmaid's Tale more books like this by Margaret Atwood The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Brief Interviews with Hideous Men more books like this by David Foster Wallace In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence. Among the stories are 'The Depressed Person', a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World', which reveals a woman's agonised consideration of her ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image more books like this by Dr. Leonard Shlain This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Hating Women: America's Hostile Campaign Against the Fairer Sex more books like this by Shmuley Boteach, Rabbi serial/extract in national newspaper; reviews/features in national newspapers; features in women's magazines e.g. "Cosmo", "Marie Claire". Shmuley Boteach, the social commentator and outspoken relationship guru, shares his grave concerns about society's growing contempt for women especially in America. Turn on the television: Reality TV shows, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Misogynies more books like this by Joan Smith This book suggests the connections that exist between unlikely people and events to reveal the hidden passion which distorts human relations - woman-hating. Drawing on material from films, novels, trial reports and the royal family, the author searches for misogyny, the secret weapon of the sex war. Joan Smith looks at such connections as "what ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.49! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Racism, Misogyny, and the Othello Myth: Inter-Racial Couples from Shakespeare to Spike Lee more books like this by Celia R Daileader Through readings of texts spanning four centuries, and bridging the Atlantic - from genres as diverse as English Renaissance drama, abolitionist literature, gothic horror and contemporary romance - Daileader questions why Anglo-American culture's most widely-read and canonical narratives of inter-racial sex feature a black male and a white female ... see all copies from $7.79! new only from $7.79! \| SVS
7	Christian Men Who Hate Women: Healing Hurting Relationships more books like this by Dr. Margaret Rinck, Mr. John P Splinter A clinical psychologist defines misogynistic relationships (men who hate women), examines in detail how these relationships begin and what happens in them, how both parties contribute to the dysfunction, and lastly describes therapeutic treatment--how to receive and provide care, support, and treatment--and the role of the church in misogynistic ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $6.99! \| SVS
8	Little tales of misogyny more books like this by Patricia Highsmith The revival of interest in Highsmith continues with the publication of this legendary, cultish short story collection which upsets conventional notions of female character, revealing the devastating power of once familiar creatures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Misogyny, Misandry, and Misanthropy more books like this by Professor R Howard Bloch These essays, originally comprising an issue of "Representations," explore the relation between gender, eroticism, and violence through close analysis of a range of both high and popular cultural forms, from R. Howard Bloch on medieval theology to Carol Clover on contemporary slasher films. Does misogyny differ from misandry? Can author intention ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
10	The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America more books like this by Susan Faludi From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of "Backlash" comes an unflinching dissection of the mind of America after 9/11. see all copies from $2.30! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice more books like this by Jack Holland, Jenny Holland (Foreword by) In this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $8.64! \| SVS
12 view cover	Speaking the Unspeakable: Religion, Misogyny, and the Uncanny Mother in Freud's Cultural Texts more books like this by Diane E Jonte-Pace In this bold rereading of Freud's cultural texts, Diane Jonte-Pace uncovers an undeveloped "counterthesis," one that repeatedly interrupts or subverts his well-known Oedipal masterplot. The counterthesis is evident in three clusters of themes within Freud's work: maternity, mortality, and immortality; Judaism and anti-Semitism; and mourning and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13	Misogyny, Cultural Nihilism, and Oppositional Politics: Contemporary Chinese Experimental Fiction more books like this by Tonglin Lu This feminist perspective on Chinese modernism focuses on six writers: Lu Xun, Mo Yan, Can Xue, Zhaxi Dawa, Su Tong, and Yu Hua. Partly because Confucianism perceived women and fiction as inferior, radical intellectuals in modern China used them to represent their subversive positions. Women and fiction became related by a shared inferiority. Lu ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| first editions
14	Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them more books like this by Dr Susan Forward, Susan Forward, Ph.D. Listeners learn how to develop stronger egos, nurture healthy relationships, and face personal crises. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15 view cover	Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan more books like this by Sally Armstrong One of the first Western journalists to visit Afghanistan provides an insider's view of the plight of women there. She also reviews the ebb and flow of women's rights in the country and accuses the Taliban and other fundamentalist leaders of distorting Islam for political opportunism. 20 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Misogyny in the Western Philosophical Tradition: A Reader more books like this by Beverley Clack (Editor) From some of the great philosophers of the Western tradition: ""The Devils gateway""--Tertullian ""A misbegotten male""--Aquinas ""Big children their whole life long""--Schopenhauer The roots of philosophical misogyny in the writings of thinkers from the ancient Greeks through the modern age are exposed and explored in this collection. Beverley ... see all copies from $14.94! new only from $27.00!
17 view cover	Helen: Myth, Legend, and the Culture of Misogyny more books like this by Robert Emmett Meagher Helen's face not only launched a thousand ships, it also launched countless books about Helen herself. These books have idealized, worshiped, slandered, celebrated, constructed, and deconstructed her. The present work draws on the most reliable of these books and offers a portrait of Helen as the archetypal woman of Western culture. This is the ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $13.95! \| first editions
18 view cover	Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West more books like this by Sheila Jeffreys Should western beauty practices, ranging from lipstick to labiaplasty, be included within the United Nations understandings of harmful traditional/cultural practices? By examining the role of common beauty practices in damaging the health of women, creating sexual difference, and enforcing female deference, this book argues that they should. In ... see all copies from $17.94! new only from $19.60! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Little Tales more books like this by Patricia Highsmith see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	No Longer Be Silent: First Century Jewish Portraits of Biblical Women more books like this by Cheryl Anne Brown "Brown's comparative study opens new perspectives on the situation of women in a period foundational both to Judaism and to Christianity. With commendable care, she awakes the echoes of long-dead voices whose absence has distorted the sound of tradition".--Mary Ann Donovan, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. see all copies from $5.50! new only from $7.98! \| SVS
21	Women in Political Theory: From Ancient Misogyny to Contemporary Feminism more books like this by Diana Coole This book looks at how misogyny and western political thought were intertwined in their origins and how this relationship has worked itself out through the classic texts of traditional and modern political theory. In this revised edition, the analysis of these texts is accompanied by a new introduction and conclusion which bring the debates on ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $45.64!
22 view cover	Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love more books like this by Professor R Howard Bloch Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from--or antidote to--ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Through analyses of a broad range of ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $21.03! \| SVS
23 view cover	Antisemitism, Misogyny, and the Logic of Cultural Difference: Cesare Lombroso and Matilde Serao more books like this by Nancy A Harrowitz Are there connections between misogyny and antisemitism? If so, what would these connections be and to what degree are these prejudices reinforced or even generated by nineteenth-century science? This book explores these compelling questions by discussing two Italian authors of the late nineteenth century, a period when both antisemitism and ... see all copies from $5.38! new only from $19.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Life Is a Strange Place more books like this by Frank Turner Hollon Barry Munday is a thirty-three-year-old man of singular purpose--and that purpose is trying to bed women. One day, a too-good-to-be-true sexual encounter at a matinee with a beautiful teenage girl ends when her angry father catches them in flagrante delicto and attacks Barry with a trumpet. Barry wakes up in a hospital and discovers his much ... see all copies from $7.83! new only from $7.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	Milton, the Bible, and Misogyny more books like this by Philip J. Gallagher, Gail L. Mortimer (Editor), Eugene R. Cunnar (Editor) The question of whether Milton was a mysogynist has exercised the pens and minds of many scholars in recently. This book argues that Milton moved away from the mysogynist approach that some scholars have argued the Bible takes toward women and interpreted the ways of God in a humanitarian light. see all copies from $5.99! first editions

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