The Unmade Bed - The Messy Truth about Men and Women in the Twenty-first Century

Zusatztext “Stephen Marche is a very brave man: in The Unmade Bed he makes the case that relations between men and women have never been better. Because he is also a very brilliant writer! he pulls it off. A thrilling read! no less because his wife has provided footnotes.” Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN MARCHE is a contributing editor at Esquire magazine. He also writes regular features and opinion pieces for The Atlantic ! The New York Times ! The Walrus and elsewhere! and is a weekly contributor to CBC Radio. His books include four novels! The Hunger of the Wolf ! Raymond and Hannah ! Shining at the Bottom of the Sea and Love and the Mess We’re In ! as well was a work of non-fiction! How Shakespeare Changed Everything . He lives in Toronto with his wife and children.   Klappentext An insightful! often personal exploration of the ways men and women coexist in the 21st century The conversation about the relationship between men and women—both in our individual lives and as a society—has never been louder. With a refreshing and honest voice! Stephen Marche blends social science! current affairs! and memoir to deliver his vision of what true equality between men and women really means and what it could look like. As he does! he discovers not only commonalities but also contradictions! and sees that for the first time ever! women and men are coming to know each other. As Marche’s view represents only one half of this conversation! his wife! magazine editor-in-chief and writer Sarah Fulford! extensively annotates the book! documenting her own thoughts and experiences! unabashedly pointing out flaws in Marche’s reasoning and contributing her own opinions. The result is a uniquely balanced and intimate approach to the revolution going on in our everyday lives! everywhere that men and women meet. Zusammenfassung In one of the most talked about books of the year!  provocative cultural commentator Stephen Marche examines the state of male-female relations in the 21st century! with commentary from his wife! Toronto Life editor-in-chief Sarah Fulford. On a warm spring morning in New York City! Stephen Marche! then a new father and tenure-track professor! got the call: his wife had been offered her dream job . . . in Toronto. Their mutual decision to move home! prioritizing her career over his! shed new light on the gender roles in their marriage. It also provoked a surprising and divided response from the world around them. In The Unmade Bed ! Marche explores the phenomena that define our modern conversations on gender! from mansplaining to parenting to the division of domestic labour. As his view is only one half of the story! Marche’s wife and Toronto Life editor-in-chief Sarah Fulford provides footnote commentary throughout. The result is a uniquely balanced and acutely personal exploration into the moments in everyday life where men and women meet. Going beyond who does the laundry! Marche provocatively argues that we are no longer engaged in a war of the sexes! but rather stuck together in a labyrinth of contradictions. And these contradictions are keeping women from power and confounding male identity. The Unmade Bed has ignited an international conversation about the complex and shifting landscape of gender relations.   ...

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Marche
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781443434843
• ISBN: 978-1-4434-3484-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, 2017;2018;2019