{"product_id":"living-with-men-reflections-on-the-pelicot-trial-hardback-9781509573134","title":"Living With Men; Reflections on the Pelicot Trial (Hardback) 9781509573134","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLiving With Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReflections on the Pelicot Trial\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManon Garcia (Author), Maya B. Kronic (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509573134, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.1 x 14.5 x 2 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Riveting, harrowing, and brilliant, Manon Garcia's \u003ci\u003eLiving With Men\u003c\/i\u003e is indispensable reading for our times. A work of journalism, philosophy, and cultural criticism, it will help you to grapple not only with the mass rape case that gripped the world, but also the ordinariness of men's cruelty to women under patriarchy. An extraordinary book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Manne, Cornell University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A breathtaking tapestry of personal reflections, case details, and philosophical insights, Garcia has written the book we needed to make sense of the Pelicot trial and what it means for living with men.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiona Vera-Gray, Co-Director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As she excavates the sobering details of the Pelicot trial, Manon Garcia shares the painful realization of what it all reveals about our (women's) ongoing place in the world and the possibilities for stopping sexual violence. It is confronting and disturbing. But through personal reflections woven throughout the book, she walks alongside us, offering company, solidarity, and challenge: \u003ci\u003ewe\u003c\/i\u003e see what is going on.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Gavey, University of Auckland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eLiving With Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Manon Garcia, one of the foremost feminist philosophers of her generation, delivers an unflinching and extremely insightful analysis of the trial of Dominique Pelicot and his 50 co-defendants – a case that exposed the deep entrenchment of rape culture in French society. Blending courtroom observation with philosophical analysis and personal reflections, Garcia dismantles the notion that sexual violence is an aberration, showing instead how deeply it is woven into social norms and how inadequate the criminal law is in addressing it. Both a searing indictment of patriarchy and a profound work of feminist thought, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the structures that make such violence possible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan J. Brison, author of \u003ci\u003eAftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Impossible to ignore\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Examiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[Manon Garcia] has a penetrating gaze and a remorseless dry wit, and her book, from the subtlest scene-setting to the starkest conclusion, is gripping, eloquent, angry, funny and profound. It's also surprisingly moving, not least because of Gisèle Pelicot's courage.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoe Williams, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Garcia presents an incisive dissection of the concept of 'consent,' which is at the root of rape's legal definition... The result is an unsettling exploration of rape culture's deep roots.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"We are living in a world, as Manon Garcia describes in her new masterpiece about the Pelicot trials, Living with Men, constructed by 'a scaffolding of rape'.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eV (formerly Eve Ensler), \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"seminal\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelia Walden, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"'Living With Men' breaks down elements and themes of the trial — judgment, normal vs. pathological masculinity and what makes a good victim.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndi Zeisler, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Manon Garcia's skepticism ('Can we live with men? And if so, at what cost?') reveals a growing unwillingness among women to accept an inferior or unsafe status as the price of being loved.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Gilbert, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most terrifying question of Garcia's book is a simple one: \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e we, \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e can we, live with men after the Pelicot trial?... The trial implicates and affects all of us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A worthy companion to Pelicot's memoir\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In 2024, the feminist philosopher Manon Garcia took a semester off from teaching to attend the trial; her book, \u003ci\u003eLiving with Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, attempts to mediate between Caroline's and Gisèle's accounts, tracing how legal procedures and finite resources determined not only what could be established in court but also what remained unexamined.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDissent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGisèle Pelicot's story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history. Feminist philosopher Manon Garcia decided to attend the trial and to analyse its resonance for our future. \u003cp\u003eIt became the trial that demonstrated that trials will never suffice to serve justice. If the perpetrators, for the most part, seemed so unashamed of what they had done, can we see in their sentencing anything meaningful? If their lawyers defend their clients by relieving them of responsibility for their actions, how will these men, their families, their friends see this trial as anything other than an injustice? If, even as the most explicit proof streamed before the court, the victim was stonewalled with the bland denial of facts, what can juries achieve in cases when the evidence is lacking? The threat of incarceration will never be powerful enough to stop men raping. If trusting the justice system, as those who fret about feminist overreach counsel us to do, gets us nowhere, what do we do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbove all, one question haunted Garcia: under such circumstances, can we live with men? And at what price?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Old Lady and the Gynaecologist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrdinary Men\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasculinity\/Masculinities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t You Want Me Baby\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Subdue an Unsubmissive Woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Videos\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting Mazan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Normal and the Pathological\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Judge in Us\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Good Victim\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLemaire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominique P.’s Final Act\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecember 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRapeable\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Remains of Our Love?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Have to Be a Little Bit Fond of Women\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449456390424,"sku":"9781509573134","price":13.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509573134.jpg?v=1785200264","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/living-with-men-reflections-on-the-pelicot-trial-hardback-9781509573134","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}