{"product_id":"backlash-the-undeclared-war-against-american-women-9780307345424","title":"Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the feminist classic, with an all-new introduction exploring the role of backlash in the 2016 election and laying out a path forward for 2020 and beyond\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award - \"Enraging, enlightening, and invigorating, \u003ci\u003eBacklash\u003c\/i\u003e is, most of all, true.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1991, \u003ci\u003eBacklash\u003c\/i\u003e made headlines and became a bestselling classic for its thoroughgoing debunking of a decadelong antifeminist backlash against women's advances. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Susan Faludi brilliantly deconstructed the reigning myths about the \"costs\" of women's independence--from the supposed \"man shortage\" to the \"infertility epidemic\" to \"career burnout\" to \"toxic day care\"--and traced their circulation from Reagan-era politics through the echo chambers of mass media, advertising, and popular culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Faludi writes in a new preface for this edition, much has changed in the intervening years: The Internet has given voice to a new generation of feminists. Corporations list \"gender equality\" among their core values. In 2019, a record number of women entered Congress. Yet the glass ceiling is still unshattered, women are still punished for wanting to succeed, and reproductive rights are hanging by a thread. This startling and essential book helps explain why women's freedoms are still so demonized and threatened--and urges us to choose a different future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Faludi\u003c\/b\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for excellence in journalism and won the National Book Critics Circle's nonfiction award for \u003ci\u003eBacklash\u003c\/i\u003e upon its original publication. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Terror Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStiffed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Darkroom\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in biography. A former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e she has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Harper's, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503162560786,"sku":"9780307345424","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a9367ea-a232-4070-b33e-20cce7ee4dad.jpg?v=1730784245","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/backlash-the-undeclared-war-against-american-women-9780307345424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}