1st Edition
The Achilles Heel Reader (Routledge Revivals) Men, Sexual Politics and Socialism
Edited By Victor Seidler
Copyright 1991
234 Pages
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Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1991, The Achilles Heel Reader brings together key articles from Achilles Heel , the path-breaking and influential magazine of men's sexual politics. It also includes an important introduction by the editor, setting the magazine in its intellectual and historical context.
Achilles Heel , first published in 1978, was a magazine which explored positive conceptions of... Read more
1. Men, Sexual Politics and Socialism 2. Hope and Dreams: Creating a Men's Politics 3. 'Personally Speaking: Experiencing a Men's Group 4. Men, Feminism, Patriarchy 5. Men and Children 6. Men's Work 7. Sources and Traditions 8. Postscript: Men, Feminism and Politics
Biography
Seidler, Victor
'A fascinating account of the way in which various groups of men responded to the emergence of the women's movement. It is of genuine relevance to contemporary sexual politics. No other text covers the same ground in such an illuminating manner.' - Arthur Brittan, University of York
'Describing the pleasures and perils of confronting traditional patterns of masculinity, this collection from Achilles Heel introduces us to the men who were among the first to respond creatively to the challenge of feminism: a very useful resource.' - Lynne Segal, Middlesex Polytechnic
