{"product_id":"9780349127156","title":"(Un)kind : How Kindness Culture Punishes Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Smith, Victoria \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/03\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349127156,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tackles the pervasive tide of unbridled misogyny masquerading as kindness' Julie Bindel'Victoria Smith is a brilliant writer who every feminist should read' Sharron Davies'This brilliant book shows how demands for compassion and generosity can be a mask for sexist ideology' Susanna Rustin(Un)kind is a coruscating account of the ways in which deeply-held beliefs about women's 'kind' nature have been repackaged for today's culture wars, in a society that remains dependent - socially, politically, economically - on female self-sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKindness culture is sold to women and girls in a multitude of guises: from play to self-help, social justice activism to empowerment. Victoria Smith argues that the pressure on women and girls has been incorporated into the 'work' of feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling account of the backlash against feminism, (Un)Kind is essential reading for anyone affected by the endless exhortations for women to #BeKind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant... compelling' Lucy Mangan, The i 'Erudite, blisteringly smart and profoundly compassionate' Dr Rachel Hewitt\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56827153252725,"sku":"9780349127156","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349127156.jpg?v=1772379461","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9780349127156","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}