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Name: Misogynies
Author: Joan Smith

In Misogynies, Joan Smith compiles sharp essays that investigate the roots and expressions of misogyny across politics, religion, history, literature, and popular culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Drawing from her experience as a scholar, educator, and social observer, she probes the rationalizations society allows for the hatred of women, the reasons it is widely accepted, and its profound effects on all of our lives.

First publish date: 1989

Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology

Authors: Joan Smith

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