{"product_id":"the-female-thing-paperback-by-laura-kipnis","title":"The Female Thing Paperback by Laura Kipnis","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-10-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307275776\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e181.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.21 x 1.27\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAgainst Love\u003c\/i\u003e comes a pointed, audacious, and witty  examination of the state of the female psyche in the post-post-feminist world of  the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWomen remain caught between feminism and femininity, between  self-affirmation and an endless quest for self-improvement, between playing an injured  party and claiming independence. Rather than blaming the usual suspects—men, the  media—Kipnis takes a hard look at culprits closer to home, namely women themselves.  Kipnis serves up the gory details of the mutual displeasure between men and women  in painfully hilarious detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs anatomy destiny after all? An ambitious and original  reassessment of feminism and women’s ambivalence about it,\u003ci\u003e The Female Thing\u003c\/i\u003e breathes  provocative new life into that age-old question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eLaura Kipnis is a professor of media studies at Northwestern University. She has received fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of many essays and articles on sexual politics and contemporary culture, and of the book \u003ci\u003eAgainst Love: A Polemic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552642519201,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307275776","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307275776.jpg?v=1781711780","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-female-thing-paperback-by-laura-kipnis","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}