{"product_id":"naked-feminism-breaking-the-cult-of-female-modesty-hardback-9781509556069","title":"Naked Feminism; Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty (Hardback) 9781509556069","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNaked Feminism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBreaking the Cult of Female Modesty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVictoria Bateman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509556069, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 15 x 2.5 cm, 0.522 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\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant. Revolutionary. Revealing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Lister,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Curious History of Sex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“As honor killings and Internet influencers collide, we could all use a little help us making sense of what being unclothed really means nowadays. I love this book and the world needs it. It’s readable, enlightening, joyful, infuriating, irreverent, and utterly fascinating. Without preaching and with the perfect combo of heaviness and humor, our heroic author explains why nakedness - and how we think about it - is a critical topic worth laying bare.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Palmer,\u003c\/b\u003e author of the New York Times bestseller\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Asking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Outstanding. A controversial and important book with its finger so firmly on the pulse of feminist activism that its timing could hardly be more perfect.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Rees\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Naked Feminism does not require you to strip off to engage with its ideas, but it does challenge you to cast off your judgements about women's bodies.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnebella Pollen\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eNudism in a Cold Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Victoria Bateman does a wonderful job of dissecting the binaries which tear women, and societies, into segments. She delves into why nudity and sexual labor threaten to upend society, and how that pressures all sides to comply with modesty culture. She is to be congratulated for writing Naked Feminism – it is another step towards re-incorporating our bodies into our concepts of humanity and self.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Stoya\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Pussycats, \u0026amp; Porn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This book saddens, shocks and alarms whilst revolutionising the way we think about and value women. Ms Bateman traces dualisms of many kinds: Madonna versus whore, respectable versus disgraced, chaste versus unholy, hot versus slutty. These are the kinds of conceptual structures around which moral values play out, and they are essential to understanding what nudity means to us and the influence that the cult of female modesty has on all societies.”\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Naturism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Advocating instead for a 'naked feminism' that broadly embraces the concept of 'my body, my choice,' Bateman makes a convincing and well-organized case. It’s a spirited rallying cry.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Provocative and thoughtful, \u003ci\u003eNaked Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly original book set to garner considerable attention.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilippa Levine, \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Texas at Austin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women’s bodies remain at the mercy of state, society and religion? Should a scantily clad woman, or a promiscuous one, be worth less than a fully covered woman, or a chaste one? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests – using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNaked Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e, Bateman makes a compelling case for women’s bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women. Illustrating the swinging pendulum of bodily modesty through the ages, she takes us on a journey from the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Babylon, through the birth of Christianity and Islam, to the lax morals of the medieval period and the bawdiness of Chaucer and Shakespeare; to the clampdowns of the Puritans and later the Victorians and, more recently, to the re-veiling of the Middle East and the purity pledges of modern-day America. She ends with a plea: feminists must unite to challenge the repression of the female body, as only then can women be truly free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso available as an audiobook narrated by the author.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFigures and Tables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Modesty Cult: A History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: The Modesty Cult: The Dangers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: The Modesty Cult: The Causes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Beware Puritanical Feminism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\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":52453495636248,"sku":"9781509556069","price":17.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509556069.jpg?v=1785285128","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/naked-feminism-breaking-the-cult-of-female-modesty-hardback-9781509556069","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}