The World Split Open

The World Split Open How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America: Revised and Updated With a NewE Pilogue

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The Newly Revised and Updated Edition

In this enthralling narrative-the first of its kind-historian and journalist Ruth Rosen chronicles the history of the American women's movement from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present. Interweaving the personal with the political, she vividly evokes the events and people who participated in our era's most far-reaching social revolution. Rosen's fresh look at the recent past reveals fascinating but little-known information including how the FBI hired hundreds of women to infiltrate the movement. Using extensive archival research and interviews, Rosen challenges readers to understand the impact of the women's movement and to see why the revolution is far from over.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780140097191
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Penguin Books
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Language: English
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 490g
Height: 215mm
Width: 141mm
Spine width: 30mm