The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America

Rosen, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0670814628 / ISBN 13: 9780670814626

Published by Viking Adult, 2000

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00102184957

Synopsis:

The role of the women's movement in transforming American society is explored fully in this colorful chronicle of a social revolution, weaving together years of research and dozens of interviews to cover events from the publication of the The Feminine Mystique in 196s to the present. Original.

Review: "People who decry and fear women''s liberation should read [this book]. The experience will provide them with a factual underpinning for what women were, and still are, up against." --The Washington Post

"A first-rate history of contemporary feminism....[Rosen''s] account of the past 50 years is comprehensive and detailed, erudite and personal, suitable for the night table as well as the academy." --San Francisco Chronicle

"People who decry and fear women's liberation should read [this book]. The experience will provide them with a factual underpinning for what women were, and still are, up against." --The Washington Post

"A first-rate history of contemporary feminism....[Rosen's] account of the past 50 years is comprehensive and detailed, erudite and personal, suitable for the night table as well as the academy." --San Francisco Chronicle

Bibliographic Details

Title: The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's...
Publisher: Viking Adult
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good