Nothing Sacred by Betsy Reed

Nothing Sacred by Betsy Reed

Long before the Bush administration had heard of the Taliban and their scorched earth policy toward women, feminists were alert to the threat to women's freedom posed by religious fundamentalism, in Afghanistan and throughout the world. Nothing Sacred is a unique collection of feminist writings from America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia on religious fundamentalism and women's oppressionbefore and after September 11. Is secularism a necessary condition for women's liberation? How has religious fundamentalism contributed to discriminationand violenceagainst women, both in Muslim countries and the West? Contributors reflect on the rise and fall of the Taliban and the contentious debate among feminists about the U. S. -led war on terrorism. Nothing Sacred also confronts and challenges the simplistic "clash-of-civilizations" thesis advanced by Samuel Huntington and his disciples, developing a more nuanced and compelling analysis of the culture war that continues to pit religious conservatives against advocates of women's empowerment and human rights not only in Afghanistan but everywhere. The volume includes a variety of perspectives and views, and ultimately advances a new, internationalist feminism. Contributors include Arundhati Roy, Barbara Ehrenreich, Karen Armstrong, Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler, Susan Sontag, Ellen Willis, and Laura Flanders.

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ISBN 13	9781560254508
ISBN 10	1560254505
Title	Nothing Sacred
Author	Betsy Reed
Series	Nation Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Books
Year published	2002-12-17
Number of pages	350
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