Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation
Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation is the ninth nonfiction book by Jewish-American radical feminist writer and activist Andrea Dworkin. It was first published in 2000 by Free Press.
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| Author | Andrea Dworkin |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Free Press |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 436 |
| ISBN | 0-684-83612-2 |
| OCLC | 42733805 |
Thesis
In Scapegoat, Dworkin compared the oppression of women to the persecution of Jews,[1] discussed the sexual politics of Jewish identity and antisemitism, and called for the establishment of a women's homeland as a response to the oppression of women, just as the Zionist movement had established a state for Jews.[2][3][4]
Reception
Scapegoat received a negative review from Kirkus Reviews, stating that Dworkin "exhibits an ignorance of many of the subjects most relevant to her argument" and that she "ends up committing the very sin she seeks to expose, 'scapegoating' all men for all injustice in every period of history."[5]
References
- Craft, Nikki. "The Andrea Dworkin Lie Detector". Andrea Dworkin Online Library. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
- Dworkin, Andrea (2000). Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and the Women's Liberation. New York: Free Press. pp. 245–246, 248, 336. ISBN 0-684-83612-2.
- "Take no prisoners". The Guardian. May 13, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- Ouma, Veronica A. (2005). "Dworkin's Scapegoating". Palestine Solidarity Review. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- "Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation by Andrea Dworkin (book review)". Kirkus Reviews. May 1, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
Further reading
- Bernstein, Richard (July 13, 2000). "BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Confronting the Barbarity of Hatred". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- Markson, Elaine (May 25, 2000). "Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation by Andrea Dworkin (book review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- Mazali, Rela (2002). "Andrea Dworkin, Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation (book review)". Journal of Israeli History. 21 (1–2): 207–211. doi:10.1080/13531042.2020.12098979. S2CID 226216658. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Taylor & Francis.