{"product_id":"a-world-of-women-paperback","title":"A World of Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. D. Beresford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAstra Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a plague wipes out most of the world's male population and civilization crumbles, women struggle to build an agrarian community in the English countryside.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a plague that brings society to a standstill by killing off most of the men on Earth. The few men who survive descend into lechery and atavism. Meanwhile, a group of women (accompanied by one virtuous male survivor) leave the wreckage of London to start fresh, establishing a communally run agrarian outpost. But their sexist society hasn't permitted most of them to learn any useful skills--will the commune survive their first winter? This is the bleak world imagined in 1913 by English writer J. D. Beresford--one that has particular resonance for the planet's residents in the 2020s. This edition of \u003ci\u003eA World of Women\u003c\/i\u003e offers twenty-first century readers a new look at a neglected classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeresford introduces us to the solidly bourgeois, prim and proper Gosling family. As once-bustling London shuts down--Parliament closes, factories grind to a halt, nature reclaims stone and steel--the paterfamilias Mr. Gosling adopts a life of libertinism while his daughters in the countryside struggle to achieve a radically transformed and improved egalitarian and feminist future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.D. Beresford (1873-1947) was an English dramatist, journalist, and author. His proto-science fiction novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Hampdenshire Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e (1911), \u003ci\u003eA World of Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), and \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e (1944, with Esme Wynne-Tyson); he also wrote in the horror and ghost story genres. A great admirer of H.G. Wells, he wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His daughter, Elisabeth Beresford (1926-2010), was creator of the literary and TV franchise The Wombles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAstra Taylor is director of the philosophical documentaries \u003ci\u003eZizek!\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eExamined Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Democracy?\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). She is author of the American Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe People's Platform \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eCan't Pay, Won't Pay: The Case for Economic Disobedience and Debt Abolition\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). Her latest book is \u003ci\u003eRemake the World: Essays, Reflections, Rebellions\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766792880416,"sku":"9780262543354","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/128a08edff08c1a6c6872631f8e8aff9.webp?v=1780299049","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-world-of-women-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}