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Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018
'A blast, in all senses' Financial Times
Includes a new preface and extra essays
Smart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right, to online harassment and the transgender rights movement, these darkly humorous observations provoke challenging conversations about the definitive social issues of today.
Featuring a new preface and nine new revelatory, revolutionary essays, Bitch Doctrine will give readers tools for change from one of today's boldest commentators.
Product details
Published | 14 Jun 2018 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 480 |
ISBN | 9781408881583 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Bitch Doctrine by Laurie Penny, one of the most accomplished and acerbic of the new, young journalists emerging from the protest movements of the 2010s, takes you to the front trench of the gender war and keeps you there longer than anyone should really stay
Paul Mason, Guardian
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Laurie Penny is a polemicist – and her book is a largely data-free stream of consciousness – but she writes with verve and humour. It is a blast, in all senses
Financial Times
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Laurie Penny is the tits. Witty and brazen, a force for both decency and revolution, she's a swashbuckling rhetorician, a daring reporter and an all-around fabulous broad. Bitch Doctrine provides an invaluable case for truth-telling in an age of chaos and lies
Emily Nussbaum
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If you've followed Penny's work, you'll know that the thing that sets her apart from other enraged columnists is her empathy. She understands exactly what her opponents are thinking, and why, precisely, they are full of shit. This is a delight of a book. Penny's essays are righteous ones
Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother
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The feminist writer Laurie Penny gives us short essays on everything from the trials of being trolled to why exactly she calls herself polyamorous and genderqueer ... Precise and rational ... Provocative
Vogue
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It's spiky, but that's no bad thing. She's angry, she won't spare your feelings and cripes, she's clever. Dig out your dictionary, a reference book on identity politics and concentrate
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