Stiffed the betrayal of the american man book

The betrayal of the american man to a far more nuanced and sympathetic assessment of what has happened to men in the tumultuous decades since world war ii. Possible clean exlibrary copy, with their stickers and or stamps. S eeking to create, in her new magnum opus, a canvas rivaling in scope those of balzac and dickens, susan faludi offered herself as compassionate auditor to american males over a sixyear period. In the weeks since its release, susan faludis stiffedan indirect followup to backlash, her lengthy chronicle of antifeminist trendshas been frequently misread or at least misrepresented as strictly documenting a growing dissatisfaction among disempowered american men. One of the most talkedabout books of last year, the pulitzer prizewinning author of backlash now. Now in stiffed, the author turns her attention to the masculinity crisis plaguing our culture at the end of the 90s, an era of massive layoffs, angry white male politics, and million man marches. Your new book, stiffed, is about men and the culture of masculinity. The betrayal of the american man by susan faludi william morrow, 662 pp. The betrayal of the american man is that you immediately want to run around grabbing people by the lapels and beseeching them, read this book. Stiffed delivers a searing portrait of modernday male america, and traces the provenance of a gender war that continues to rage, unabated. In this pathbreaking study of the contemporary male crisis, awardwinning journalist and author faludi solidifies her reputation first gained in backlash 1991 as one of our most astute analysts of.

For those of us who grew up in the postpostfeminist world, susan faludis backlash was an invaluable. This didactic and highly simplistic analysis of what ms. One of the most talkedabout books of recent years, in stiffed, the pulitze. The betrayal of the american man and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This book gives a glimpse of at least one portion of the population. Faludi is an awardwinning writer with the skills required to make a challenging topic easy reading.

Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. She focused on her decision to write the book and the resulting criticism. American men are angry and discontented, she argues in stiffed, because their sense of what it is to be a man has been destroyed by everything from corporate downsizing and the shrinking military of the post cold war era to the increase in local sports teams leaving town. Now, in stiffed, she turns a bright and respectful eye to the crisis of men. Dear newsweek editors, what a wonderful, long overdue milestone in u. The book addresses the state of masculinity in late20thcentury america. Faludi calls the american masculinity crisis has given way in stiffed. The book is based on years of fieldwork among men involved in. Whether shes interviewing the teenage male members of southern. With backlash in 1991, susan faludi broke new ground. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Stiffed brings us into the world of industrial workers, sports fans, combat veterans, evangelical husbands, militiamen, astronauts, and troubled bad boyswhose sense that theyve lost their skills, jobs, civic roles, wives, teams, and a secure future is only one symptom of a larger and historic betrayal. Stiffed susan faludi ebook harpercollins publishers. The betrayal of the american man is a 1999 book by feminist author susan faludi, her followup to backlash. Faludi, for instance, was widely tapped to comment publicly on the muchhyped and fortuitously timed fight club, a. American men have been brought up to be strong, support their families and work hard. The betrayal of the american man, published by william morrow. She focused on a series of interviews she conducted with american men and the. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. I had the luck this summer to spend a weekend with my relatives doug and loft chambers, and i thought of them as i read susan faludis latest book, stiffed. Stiffed may be even more essential than backlash to understanding the cultural riptides that led to trumpian america. Morrow and co new york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required.

The betrayal of the american man resolve captcha to access download link. Society fathers in particular gets the blame for masculinity crisis sunday, october 24, 1999. Newsweek featured the first chapter of stiffed as its cover story for the sept. The betrayal of the american man, manifests a change in her original assumptions, she says. The secret assault on our nations character in american betrayal, diana west argues that current policies today notwithstanding america began to abandon its core.

I have had this book on my to read shelf, literally, for at least 5 years. In 1991, with backlash, susan faludi wrote a book that was nothing less than a landmark, exploring the sociopolitical and economic ravages against women in american society. Here, faludi turns her attention to the socalled angry male politics plaguing the nation. Read book stiffed the betrayal of american man susan faludi stiffed the betrayal of american man susan faludi american betrayal.

Doug chambers is perhaps five feet five inches and pounds. The betrayal of the american man, an examination of mens roles in america and the collapse of traditional masculinity. The betrayal of the american man is that you immediately want to run around grabbing people by the lapels and. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. But in her selection of subjectspromise keepers and porn stars. For me, now was the perfect time to finally crack the binding. The betrayal of the american man is a 1999 book by feminist author susan. The betrayal of the american man paperback bargain price, october 1, 2000. Stiffed is a brilliant, important book faludis reportorial and literary skills unfold with. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Faludi argues that while many of those in power are men, most individual men have little power.

The anger in america is not coming from any particular, single arena. The betrayal of american man has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The betrayal of the american man by susan faludi about the book one of the most talkedabout books of last year, the pulitzer prizewinning author of backlash now explores the collapse of traditional masculinity that has left men feeling betrayed. Her goal is to find out why men in todays usa are unhappy. The betrayal of the american man takes a remarkably compassionate and revealing look at the crisis of modern masculinity from a feminist prospective. For faludi, the american man has been abandoned by many of the organizations and groups that, prior to wwii, greatly helped to bestow and shape the definition and title of the factors are many. The betrayal of the american man faludi analyzes the state of the american man. Stiffed brings us into the world of industrial workers, sports fans, combat veterans, evangelical husbands, militiamen, astronauts, and troubled bad boyswhose.