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The issue is power

by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz · 1992

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"The issue is power in this collection of essays, speeches, and reviews spanning 15 years of writing and organizing. Political activist and writer Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz brings an insightful eye and a sharp analytical mind to address a wide range of issues in contemporary America: race, class, anti-Semitism, lesbian culture, war, sexual power, identity politics, Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, international and domestic violence against and by women. Kaye/Kantrowitz is indomitable in the fight against being worn down, hushed up. Her work reminds us of the strength in community."—BOOK JACKET.

Subject
sociologysociologyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 277 pages

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