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^ Read ^ Are Women Human?: And Other International Dialogues by Catharine A. MacKinnon ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Are Women Human?: And Other International Dialogues MacKinnon takes us inside the workings of nation-states, where the oppression of women defines community life and distributes power in society and government. Taking her gendered critique of the state to the international plane, ranging widely intellectually and concretely, she exposes the consequences and significance of the systematic maltreatment of women and its systemic condonation. She takes us into the heart of the international law of conflict to ask--and reveal--why the international co
| Title | : | Are Women Human?: And Other International Dialogues |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674025555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
(Antonella Gambotto-Burke South China Morning Post 2007-08-05)MacKinnon's writing is astonishingly powerful, combining a compelling air of authority and outrage with a sense of despair at the enormity of women's domination by men. (Ms 2006-04-01)MacKinnon is undeniably one of feminism's most significant figures, a ferociously tough-minded lawyer and academic who has sought to use the law to clamp down on sexual harassment and pornography. Cole Herizons)To refer to Catharine A. MacKinnon's central theme, repeatedly and convincingly mined, is the hypocrisy of the international system when it faces up to some crimes against humanity but fails to confront similar harms when they happen to women, often on a daily basisAre Women Human? is a major contribution both to fem
MacKinnon takes us inside the workings of nation-states, where the oppression of women defines community life and distributes power in society and government. Taking her gendered critique of the state to the international plane, ranging widely intellectually and concretely, she exposes the consequences and significance of the systematic maltreatment of women and its systemic condonation. She takes us into the heart of the international law of conflict to ask--and reveal--why the international community can rally against terrorists' violence, but not against violence against women. And she points toward fresh ways--social, legal, and political--of targeting its toxic orthodoxies. More than half a century after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what a human being is and is entitled to, Catharine MacKinnon asks: Are women human yet? If women were regarded as human, would they be sold into sexual slavery worldwide; veiled, silenced, and imprisoned in homes; bred, and worked as menials for little or no pay; stoned for sex outside marriage or burned within it; mutilated genitally, impoverished economically, and mired in illiteracy--all as a matter of course and without effective recourse?The cutting edge is where law and culture hurts, which is where MacKinnon operates in thes
Is ths true? I bought the book because I thought that the title was funny. I very soon found out that this subject is not a laughing matter and it is such a very serious matter that I was embarrassed that I laughed. Catherine MacKinnon has an extraordinary way of writing of . E. Matz said takes courage to face this truth. Read this brilliant writer if you want to understand that there is a war on women, and how it works. Mary C. Flanagan said Are Women Human?: And Other International Dialogues. It was a gift. The recipient seemed very happy to have it. I was pleased that it arrived on time and in good condition.
MacKinnon is Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. . Catharine A
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