Tongue of Fire: Emma Goldman, Public Womanhood, and the Sex Question

Author:   Donna M. Kowal
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
ISBN:  

9781438459738


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   01 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Tongue of Fire: Emma Goldman, Public Womanhood, and the Sex Question


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Examines the influence of the notorious American anarchist ""Red Emma"" on the shifting social geography of sex and gender at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Author:   Donna M. Kowal
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438459738


ISBN 10:   1438459734
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   01 April 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Anarchist Women and the ""Sex Question"" 2. Bodies That Love: Emma Goldman's Sexual Revolution 3. Sex, Labor, and the Public Sphere 4. ""Tongue of Fire"": A Radical Subjectivity 5. Framing ""The High Priestess of Anarchy"" Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index"

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By pointing to the long historical trajectory of women's bodies as political tools, Kowal offers an important addition to our understanding of Emma Goldman as a feminist icon and her role in bringing sex into the public sphere. - H-Net (H-Histsex) ...impressively researched and exceptionally well written ... highly recommended. - Midwest Book Review


"""By pointing to the long historical trajectory of women's bodies as political tools, Kowal offers an important addition to our understanding of Emma Goldman as a feminist icon and her role in bringing sex into the public sphere."" - H-Net (H-Histsex) ""...impressively researched and exceptionally well written ... highly recommended."" - Midwest Book Review"


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Donna M. Kowal is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at The College at Brockport, State University of New York.

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