Backlash : [electronic resource] the undeclared war against American women / by Susan Faludi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-542) and index.

Introduction : blame it on feminism -- 1: Myths and flashbacks -- Man shortages and barren wombs : the myths of the backlash -- Backlashes then and now -- 2: The backlash in popular culture -- The "trends" of antifeminism : the media and the backlash -- Fatal and fetal visions : the backlash in the movies -- Teen angels and unwed witches : the backlash on TV -- Dressing the dolls : the fashion backlash -- Beauty and the backlash -- 3: Origins of a reaction: backlash movers, shakers, and thinkers -- The politics of resentment : the new right's war on women -- Ms. Smith leaves Washington : the backlash in national politics -- The backlash brain trust : from neocons to neofems -- 4: Backlashings: the effects on women's minds, jobs, and bodies -- It's all in your mind : popular psychology joins the backlash -- The wages of the backlash : the toll on working women -- Reproductive rights under the backlash : the invasion of women's bodies.

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Includes material on George Gilder, Allan Bloom, Michael Levin, Margarita Levin, Warren Farrell, Robert Bly, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Betty Friedan, and Carol Gilligan.