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The dialectic of sex:

the case for feminist revolution
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Quill, 1970 - Social Science - 224 pages
In the light of recent developments concerning the still-present gulf between the sexes, books by and about women and society have climbed to the top of the bestseller lists. Listed as one of the 20 most influential women's books of the last 20 years in a Publishers Weekly poll, this classic in feminist theory is now reissued in a new Quill edition. Illustrated.

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Review: The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution

User Review  - Maya - Goodreads

Although I do not agree with some of the minutae of this book, it is impossible to overstate the importance (and relevance) of this book to Women's Liberation. As with Kate Millett's "Sexual Politics ... Read full review

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User Review  - Paul - Goodreads

My first serious girlfriend was a feminist and through her I started to read and think about feminist arguments. Generally it is usual to start with De Beauvoir's The Second Sex or Germaine Greer's ... Read full review

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The Dialectic of Sex
ii
On American Feminism
23
The Misguided Feminism
46
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About the author (1970)

Shulamith Firestone was a founder of the women’ s liberation movement and editor of "Notes," a journal of radical feminism. She lives in New York City.

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