BREAKING THE PATRIARCHAL CODE
LOUISE GOUEFFIC
In a work of stunning insight, independent scholar Louise Gouëffic
analyzes ten thousand English words and reveals the hidden agenda in the
language - the systematic erasure of women in a male-dominated society.
Using traditional linguistic techniques, Ms. Gouëffic traces the development
of male-oriented language that incorporates underlying violence towards
women.
KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS & TRENDS, INC. $19.95 PAPER
BEYOND BEIJING:
The Next Step for Women
JOAN CHITTISTER
The United Nations Conference on Women, held in Beijing, focused critical
attention on women whose needs too-often go unanswered - refugee women,
old women, young girls. Chittister offers a moving and challenging journal
chronicling her participation in the conference. In Beyond Beijing she reflects
on this historic event, raising hard questions and moving on to the next
step.
SHEED & WARD $15.95 PAPER
RADICALLY SPEAKING:
Feminism Reclaimed
EDITED BY DIANE BELL AND RENATE KLEIN
Radical feminists are at it again. They are subversive, reflective, funny,
polemical, political, moving, analytical, critical, visionary and radical.
Seventy international writers discuss contemporary feminism: Evelyn Accad,
Mahnaz Afkhami, Marjorie Agosin, Kathleen Barry, Pauline Bart, Diane Bell,
Angela Bowen, Somer Brodribb, Barbara Christian, Mary Daly, Andrea Dworkin,
Marcia Ann Gillespie, Joy James, Catherine MacKinnon, Robin Morgan, Janice
Raymond, Inés Talamantez.
SPINIFEX PRESS $29.95 PAPER
CASTING STONES:
Prostitution and Liberation in Asia and the United States
RITA NAKASHIMA BROCK AND SUSAN BROOKS THISTLETHWAITE
"A pathbreaking study of global sex traffic." -Rosemary Radford
Ruether. This stunning look at the global sex industry shows why trafficking
in prostitution has become a serious social justice issue and how it is
deeply connected with military, governmental and business organizations,
as well as religious notions of sexuality, power and violence. "A book
of extraordinary courage." -Kwok Pui-lan.
FORTRESS PRESS $22.00 PAPER
EVERYDAY ACTS AGAINST RACISM: Raising Children in a Multiracial
World
EDITED BY MAUREEN T. REDDY
In Everyday Acts Against Racism, mothers and teachers examine the effects
of racism on our children and communities - and suggest practical ways we
can work to end racial divisions. Writing from many cultural perspectives,
the contributors offer insightful commentaries on racial intolerance and
their experiences in fighting it. An indispensable tool for teaching new
values and transforming divided communities.
SEAL PRESS $15.95 PAPER
WRITING AS WITNESS: Essay and Talk
BETH BRANT
This liberating collection of essays is infused with the healing power of
political activism, the lyricism of a skilled storyteller and a fundamental
comprehension of the sacred. Brant's writing (Mohawk Trail, Food & Spirits)
is at once solemn and challenging, respectful and riotous. She also edited
A Gathering of Spirit, the first collection of writings by First Nations
women of North America.
WOMEN'S PRESS $12.95 PAPER
LOVEJOY:
A Year in the Life of an Abortion Clinic
PETER KORN
Giving voice to all points of view - from Allene Klass, the founder and
administrator of Lovejoy, to Shelley Shannon, a small-town housewife now
in prison for shooting a Kansas abortion doctor and bombing a series of
clinics, including Lovejoy - this compelling book puts a dramatically human
face on the moral debate that continues to rip apart the American social
fabric.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS $22.00 HARDCOVER
BONE BLACK
BELL HOOKS
This unconventional memoir offers an intimate look at the inner life of
feminist thinker and writer bell hooks, and the struggles of her youth in
the rural South. Tenderly and lyrically narrating her journey toward becoming
a writer, hooks explores her unfolding awareness of the intersections of
race, sex and class with the insight and bravery readers have come to expect.
HENRY HOLT $20.00 HARDCOVER
KILLING RAGE
BELL HOOKS
"Anyone who is not in denial about racism will be motivated to work
for its demise after reading Killing Rage." -Emerge. With her customary
blend of refreshing candor and rigorous analysis, bell hooks presents 23
essays challenging assumptions about race. "Her books help us not only
decolonize our minds, souls and bodies; on a deeper level, they touch our
lives." -Cornel West.
OWL BOOKS $12.95 PAPER
ANGRY WOMEN
EDITED BY ANDREA JUNO
In this bestselling book that influenced a whole generation of women, including
the Riot Grrl movement, 16 cutting-edge performance artists discuss critical
questions, such as: How can you have a future-oriented feminism that encompasses
wild sex, humor, beauty and spirituality plus radical politics? How can
you have a powerful movement for social change that's inclusionary - not
exclusionary?
RE/SEARCH PUBLICATIONS/JUNO BOOKS $18.99 PAPER
ANGRY WOMEN IN ROCK, VOLUME I
EDITED BY ANDREA JUNO
Thirteen musicians and producers ranging from the established to the young
underground probe such topics as politics, creativity, sexuality, violence,
feminism, exploitation and corruption in the music industry. Featuring interviews
with Joan Jett, Chrissie Hynde, Tribe 8, Kathleen Hanna and others. "An
important document that belongs in every rock music, women's studies and
cultural studies collection." -Library Journal.
JUNO BOOKS $19.95 PAPER
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
BEVERLY NAIDUS
Artist/author Beverly Naidus combines text from women's stories and feminist
workshops with original artwork to confront women's issues concerning body
hate. Exploring the relations between weight, food, media and emotional
health, Naidus takes us on a journey from self-contempt through righteous
anger to joyous acceptance of our own physical dimensions. "A catalyst
for discussion and action." -Judith Hoffberg, Umbrella Magazine.
AIGIS PUBLICATIONS $15.00 PAPER
REEL TO REAL: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies
BELL HOOKS
In this collection of essays bell hooks brings together her classic writings
on film, along with new pieces that discuss more recent Hollywood movies.
With her radical outlook, hooks talks back to these films and filmmakers
in a way that only she can, enhancing our visual experience of movies and
enabling us to see them in a new way.
ROUTLEDGE $16.95 PAPER
THE PRICE YOU PAY: The Hidden Cost of Women's Relationship to Money
MARGARET RANDALL
Money determines the way we live our lives. In this fresh new look at a
personal topic, Margaret Randall exposes all the issues in interviews with
women from a wide range of backgrounds, weaving personal stories into a
history of women's economics. It will prove useful for any woman interested
in a feminist perspective of how women deal with money.
ROUTLEDGE $16.95 PAPER
BEYOND DON'T: Dreaming Past the Dark
ELLY DANICA
In the eight years since its publication, Don't: A Woman's Word has had
an undeniable impact on the way we as a society look at child sexual abuse.
In that time author Elly Danica's life has changed dramatically, and she
continues the telling of her brave and inspiring story in Beyond Don't:
Dreaming Past the Dark, an enduring testimony to the power of women's words.
GYNERGY BOOKS $14.95 PAPER
BECAUSE I REMEMBER TERROR, FATHER, I REMEMBER YOU
SUE WILLIAM SILVERMAN
A harrowing memoir of incest and survival, Because I Remember Terror, Father,
I Remember You is an award-winning writer's graphic account of her years
of childhood sexual abuse and her journey to recovery. "A terrifying
and heartening book. I know it is going to be passed urgently from hand
to hand." -Rosellen Brown, Before & After.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS $19.95 HARDCOVER
DATE RAPE: Feminism, Philosophy and the Law
EDITED BY LESLIE FRANCIS
"[A] remarkable contribution to the field of feminist thought. For
anyone who wishes to better understand why date rape is rape, this book
is a necessary read." -Rosemarie Tong. Feminists, philosophers and
lawyers debate a radical theory of acquaintance rape focusing on actual
communication before and after sex. "Interesting and provocative."
-Susan Estrich.
PENN STATE PRESS $13.95 PAPER