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Item: A Brief History of Misogyny
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Jack Holland

In this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets 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 takes the reader on an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contemporary attitudes to women. Encompassing the Church, witch hunts, sexual theory, Nazism and pro-life campaigners, we arrive at today's developing world, where women are increasingly and disproportionately at risk because of radicalised religious belief, famine, war and disease. Well-informed and researched, highly readable and thought-provoking, this is a refreshingly straightforward investigation into an ancient, pervasive and enduring injustice. It deals with the fundamentals of human existence -- sex, love, violence -- that have shaped the lives of humans throughout history. The answer? It's time to recognize that the treatment of women amounts to nothing less than an abuse of human rights on an unthinkable scale. A Brief History of Misogyny is an important and timely book that will make a long-lasting contribution to the efforts to improve those rights throughout the world.

The World's Oldest Prejudice

A Brief History of Misogyny

eliott

Cape TT. Sejarah misogini itu mulai dari yg bikin muntab (ngecek notes kindle isinya ngumpat2 wg) sampe yg brutal banget dan bikin pengen muntah. Penting dibaca biar orang tuh ga denial kalo misogini ada dan biar cewe ngeh bahwa mistreatment itu eror/kejahatan struktural, sama sekali bukan karena kita tidak bernilai sebagai anggota masyarakat. Lupa kenapa 3/5 but i remember not especially fancying the author's final stance on the issue? It's something about the last chapters, tapi lupa.

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