Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic IndependencePublicAffairs, 20. nóv. 2018 - 240 síður A “brilliant,” “engaging,” and “valuable,” (Financial Times) exploration of why capitalism hurts women and how socialism, when done right, can bring economic independence, better labor conditions and, yes, even better sex. In Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, acclaimed ethnographer Kristen R. Ghodsee argues that unregulated capitalism disproportionately harms women—at work, at home, in government, and in the bedroom. Having spent years researching what happened to women in countries that transitioned from state socialism to capitalism, Ghodsee claims that by rejecting the bad and salvaging the good, we can adapt some socialist ideas to the twenty-first century and improve our lives. This book is a spirited, witty, and deeply researched exploration of why socialism—when done right—can lead to economic independence, better work life balance, and yes, even better sex. It's become increasingly clear to women that capitalism isn’t working for us, and Ghodsee is the informed, lively guide who can show us the way forward. |
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... things to be bought and sold. I want to turn the tables. To use the discussion of sexuality to expose the shortcomings of unfettered free markets. If we can better understand how the current capitalist system has co- opted and ...
... things to be bought and sold. I want to turn the tables. To use the discussion of sexuality to expose the shortcomings of unfettered free markets. If we can better understand how the current capitalist system has co- opted and ...
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... things socialist with the worst crimes of Stalinism and will resort to outright lies in the face of any evidence that life behind the Iron Curtain was more than just one big gulag where everyone eventually starved to death waiting in ...
... things socialist with the worst crimes of Stalinism and will resort to outright lies in the face of any evidence that life behind the Iron Curtain was more than just one big gulag where everyone eventually starved to death waiting in ...
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... things about socialism even if they did live in Eastern Europe at the time. In the case of my younger colleagues, born after 1980, their critics attack their authority because they were too young to have experienced state socialism as ...
... things about socialism even if they did live in Eastern Europe at the time. In the case of my younger colleagues, born after 1980, their critics attack their authority because they were too young to have experienced state socialism as ...
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... of history that do not serve their national interests. Journalists who say the wrong things about the country's shared past can be fined or imprisoned. The Ukrainian 2015 “decommunization” laws also banned symbols like the hammer.
... of history that do not serve their national interests. Journalists who say the wrong things about the country's shared past can be fined or imprisoned. The Ukrainian 2015 “decommunization” laws also banned symbols like the hammer.
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YOU MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM | |
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ON LEADERSHIP | |
ON SEX PART | |
ON SEX PART | |
ON CITIZENSHIP | |
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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic ... Kristen Rogheh Ghodsee Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2018 |
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