{"product_id":"9781839766602","title":"Red Valkyries: The Revolutionary Women of Eastern Europe","description":"Author: Ghodsee, Kristen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839766602\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of lively and accessible biographical essays, \u003ci\u003eRed Valkyries \u003c\/i\u003e explores the history of socialist feminism century Eastern Europe. By examining the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the 19th and 20th centuries   the aristocratic Bolshevik, Alexandra Kollontai; the radical pedagogue, Nadezhda Krupskaya; the polyamorous firebrand, Inessa Armand; the deadly sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko; and the partisan turned scientist turned global women's activist, Elena Lagadinova   Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of socialist and communist women. None of these women were \"perfect\" leftists. Their lives were filled with inner conflicts, contradictions, and sometimes outrageous privilege, but they still managed to move forward their own political projects through perseverance and dedication to their cause. Always walking a fine line between the need for class solidarity and the desire to force their sometimes callous male colleagues to take women's issues seriously, these five women pursued novel solutions with lessons for activists of today. In brief conversational chapters   with plenty of concrete examples from the history of the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe and contemporary reflections on the status of women in the world today   Ghodsee renders the big ideas of socialist feminism accessible to those newly inspired by the emancipatory politics of insurgent left feminist movements around the globe.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631841824926,"sku":"UBD-9781839766602","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839766602.jpg?v=1774309974","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839766602","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}