Título: I Don't: The Case Against Marriage
Autor: Clementine Ford
Sinopse: Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against marriage for the modern woman. Provocative, controversial and above all, compellingly and persuasively argued. I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women are allowed to aspire to more than what we've been told we should want in order to be happy. Let yourself have a bigger dream than becoming the supporting role in someone else's story. Why, when there is so much evidence of the detrimental, suffocating impact marriage has on women's lives, does the myth of marital bliss still prevail? If the feminist project has been so successful, why do so many women still believe that our value is intrinsically tied to being chosen by a man? In her most incendiary and controversial book to date, Clementine Ford exposes the lies used to sell marriage to women to keep them in service to men and male power. From the roots of marriage as a form of property transaction to the wedding industrial complex, Clementine Ford explains how capitalist patriarchal structures need women to believe in marriage in order to maintain control over women's agency, ambitions and freedom. I Don't presents an inarguable case against marriage for modern women. With the incisive attention to detail and razor-sharp wit that characterises her work, Ford dissects the patriarchal history of marriage; the insidious, centuries-long marketing campaign pop culture has conducted in marriage's favour; the illusion of feminist 'choice' in regard to taking men's names; and the physical and social cost that comes with motherhood. But most importantly, Clementine Ford shows us what a different kind of world could look like for women if we were allowed to be truly free.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “I Don’t: The Case Against Marriage”, de Clementine Ford, publicado pela editora Allen & Unwin, em 2023 e com 370 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Allen & Unwin
Páginas: 370
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1761187988
ISBN13: 9781761187988
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Allen & Unwin apresentam uma experiência de leitura que varia entre narrativas intensas de suspense e thrillers policiais, histórias de amadurecimento juvenil e relatos que exploram as complexidades das relações humanas. O catálogo sugere um equilíbrio entre tramas mais narrativas, como romances que exploram a vida cotidiana e dilemas pessoais, e obras que trazem um tom mais investigativo e tenso, com mistérios e crimes. Muitas histórias se passam em cenários urbanos contemporâneos, como Sydney e Melbourne, enquanto outras exploram contextos históricos ou culturais específicos, incluindo viagens e mudanças de vida. A linguagem tende a ser acessível, com ritmo que pode variar do ágil e envolvente ao mais reflexivo e emotivo.
