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The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America, Revised Edition Paperback – December 26, 2006

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In this enthralling narrative-the first of its kind-historian and journalist Ruth Rosen chronicles the history of the American women's movement from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present. Interweaving the personal with the political, she vividly evokes the events and people who participated in our era's most far-reaching social revolution. Rosen's fresh look at the recent past reveals fascinating but little-known information including how the FBI hired hundreds of women to infiltrate the movement. Using extensive archival research and interviews, Rosen challenges readers to understand the impact of the women's movement and to see why the revolution is far from over.

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"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

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Ruth Rosen, a professor emerita at the University of California, Davis, teaches history and public policy at U.C. Berkeley. She is the editor of The Maimie Papers and author of Prostitution in America. She is a former columnist for the Los Angeles Times and editorial writer and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. A cofounder and senior fellow of the Longview Institute, she writes for a wide variety of magazines and journals, including TomDispatch.com, The History News Network, TomPaine.com, The American Prospect, Dissent, The Nation, AlterNet.org, and is a regular contributor to the online political Web site Talking Points Memo Café.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Revised edition (December 26, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140097198
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140097191
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches

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A great intro to 2nd Wave Feminism

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This is a well-written overview of the feminist movement of the late 60s/early 70s. The author lays out the historical context and describes the major issues, including economic and political opportunity, child care, abortion, sexual liberation, health and medicine, etc., and actors, including those representing middle-class white women, women of color, lesbians, and the socially disadvantaged. She also doesn't shy away from the rifts within the movement(s) and between women themselves. Describing such a combination of issues and actors could make for a real muddle in the hands of a less trained, disciplined, and capable author. But Ms. Rosen manages the balancing act, and maintains order in her description of this multi-headed hydra. The writing style is scholarly but accessible, open to anyone with the interest to be looking for such a work in the first place. Very nicely done.

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One complaint; long!
That is it, the rest is all glowing praise.
Ruth Rosen tells a detailed and fascinating narrative of a struggle that still continues.
Despite her personal involvement (some parts of the narrative are in 1st person) Ms. Rosen is wonderfully honest.
The feminist movement (pick a label) is filled with uplifting and inspirational tales of victory through cohesion in the face of overwhelming odds, but it is also the story of bitter internal divisions.
Ruth's book tells an architypal tale of the human condition condensed into a manageable timeframe.
This is a book which can teach the brothers to learn from their sisters and help to lead us all into a brighter future of peace and love.

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Not a bad overview but I expected more. I guess either I have studied all there is to study in this area or simply this book is an overview. I am a literature major in my senior year. So it is a bit surprising that I didn't learn anything from this book. This is written decently and organized nicely. I was easily able to find some quotes to use for my midterm but still shocked that I didn't gain anything except a few quotes.

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Informative, balanced, first-hand account

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Gives a good, detailed glimpse into second wave feminism, exposing its origins, its challenges, its contradictions, the good it has done.

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A Great Read

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I was doing some research on the Women's Movement and I came across this read. It was informative and extremely helpful. I gained a better understanding of how women felt and how they worked to change the course of history.

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Requirement for class but a good read so far

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An essential work for anyone studying or interested in the Women's Movement of the 1960s.

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Without page numbers, the Kindle edition is useless for scholarly work.

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The book is well written and gives a great narrative, but the store page says that real page numbers are visible and align with a printed version's page numbers. For academic work, the kindle edition is useless. The author's work is well done, though.

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Brauchte es für meine Facharbeit und es hat mir wirklich sehr geholfen. Super Fachlektüre zu dem Thema "Die Rolle der Frau in der Gesellschaft" auf Englisch.

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