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SAFE HOUSE - A CASEBOOK STUDY OF REVOLUTIONARY FEMINISM IN THE 1970'S

NCJ Number
41508
Author(s)
M F BEAL
Date Published
1976
Length
154 pages
Annotation
BY USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE WOMEN IN THE SYMBIONESE LIBERATION ARMY, THIS BOOK UNDERTAKES A STUDY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOALS OF FEMINISTS.
Abstract
THE BOOK EXAMINES THE ISSUE OF WHAT MEN HAVE TO FEAR FROM WOMEN'S LIBERATION. IT POINTS OUT NUMEROUS INSTANCES THAT, IT BELIEVES, REINFORCE SEXIST IDEAS IN MEN. THE AUTHOR DRAWS WHAT SHE SAYS IS A PARALLEL BETWEEN ARMS MANUFACTURING AND THE DISPLAY OF GUNS TO THE MALE DRIVE FOR DOMINATON OF WOMEN. THIS PARALLEL IS ALLEGED TO HAVE A SEXUAL CONNOTATION, AS SEEN IN THE ATTACK ON THE WOMEN IN THE SYMBIONESE LIBERATION ARMY HOLDOUT BY MALE POLICE OFFICERS. THE WRITINGS OF FEMINISTS OF A BYGONE ERA, AND OF REVOLUTIONARIES AND OTHER THINKERS ARE APPENDED....BDS