The Miseducation of Women
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The Miseducation of Women
By (Author) James Tooley
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
1st April 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
305.42
Physical Properties
Paperback
274
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
436g
Description
To what extent has feminism benefited women To what extent have women really been liberated James Tooley argues that the implication of many women's testimony is that feminism so far has failed to deliver the promised benefits and has even in some ways proved harmful. Bringing together many women's voices, from Bridget Jones to Simone de Beauvoir, he provides a radical rethinking for feminism and sexual politics in the 21st century.
Reviews
"This book is designed to create a stir. It is carefully wrought to engage readers who might be coming from very different directions....I disagreed passionately with much of Tooley's thesis...but he does engage the reader."
Author Bio
James Tooley is Professor of Education Policy at Newcastle University, UK, and founder and director of the E.G. West Centre, which explores the role of markets in education. He is the author of The Beautiful Tree, a bestseller in India and winner of the 2010 Sir Antony Fisher Memorial Prize, based on his ground-breaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa.
