Overview

Full Product Details

9781804292945

Table of Contents

Reviews

Both memoir and manifesto, this wonderful book charts a personal history of feminist socialism - and, with her usual humane wisdom, our author points the way to a better politics. -- Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws KC Draws on a lifetime of effervescent political and intellectual engagement. Blending moving memoir with interdisciplinary analysis, Lynne Segal teaches, entertains and inspires us to rethink dependency, socialise our resources and re-enchant our worlds. Magnificent! -- Jo Littler, author of <i>Left Feminisms</i>

Praise for Out of Time * : * In this courageous study, Lynne Segal addresses the vicissitudes of ageing, a process that lies in wait for us all. She turns on the subject a critical eye honed by social psychology, psychoanalysis, feminism and radical politics. An original, probing and unsettling exploration. -- Stuart Hall An international treasure -- Barbara Ehrenreich compassionate, seasoned, honest, and wise, which asks questions about age but aims to enlighten, rather than frighten us. Read on! -- Elaine Showalter Praise for Radical Happiness * : * The idea of collective happiness as the root of much satisfaction is simple, but deceptively hard to write about, let alone achieve. Segal succeeds in inspiring on many levels. -- Isabel Berwick, <i>Financial Times</i> The socialist feminist we need to listen to right now. Her book is an important one because we need 'a politics of hope' like never before. -- Emma Rees, <i>Times Higher Education</i>

Lean on Me contains crucial lessons, from one of the most important figures of the British Women's Liberation Movement, for our contemporary politics. Our dependence on the care of others, Lynne Segal reminds us, is not just an inescapable requirement of human life, but moreover the ultimate source of its meaning. -- Amia Srinivasan, author of <i>The Right to Sex</i> Both memoir and manifesto, this wonderful book charts a personal history of feminist socialism - and, with her usual humane wisdom, our author points the way to a better politics. -- Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws KC Such a powerful, honest and passionate account of a life lived with and for others, one that cuts right through the ideology of the singular individualist. Interdependence is how we thrive and survive and Lynne Segal shows how we do this daily over a lifetime. A wonderfully warm, vivid, compassionate book. A model for us all. -- Bev Skeggs, Professor, Sociology, University of Lancaster Draws on a lifetime of effervescent political and intellectual engagement. Blending moving memoir with interdisciplinary analysis, Lynne Segal teaches, entertains and inspires us to rethink dependency, socialise our resources and re-enchant our worlds. Magnificent! -- Jo Littler, author of <i>Left Feminisms</i> Drawing on a long and rich life of activism and intellectual work, Segal now turns her forensic gaze to one of the most pressing themes of our age: how we care for each other. Examining her subject through the prism of modern capitalism, our ravaged planet and the rise of populism, Segal is clear that radical solutions are urgently needed. Only these will allow us to reaffirm our human interdependence and provide recognition, care and support, particularly to those most in need. -- Melissa Benn, author of <i>Life Lessons</i> [Segal] remains hopeful that a more caring future is possible ... In an age of increasing despair about the welfare state, an empowering message can go a long way. -- Amy Hall * New Internationalist * A first-hand account of a life spent invoking the power of the collective. -- Rachel Andrews * Irish Times * Segal is clear that the fight for a more compassionate society requires some major political changes ... These are not abstractions, but ideas rooted in movements for fairer pay, democratically run services and climate justice. Segal urges us to link them up and amplify them - it's sound advice. -- Mike Phipps * Labour Hub *

Both memoir and manifesto, this wonderful book charts a personal history of feminist socialism - and, with her usual humane wisdom, our author points the way to a better politics. -- Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws KC

In this courageous study, Lynne Segal addresses the vicissitudes of ageing, a process that lies in wait for us all. She turns on the subject a critical eye honed by social psychology, psychoanalysis, feminism and radical politics. An original, probing and unsettling exploration. -- Stuart Hall * [on Out of Time] * An international treasure -- Barbara Ehrenreich * [on Out of Time] * compassionate, seasoned, honest, and wise, which asks questions about age but aims to enlighten, rather than frighten us. Read on! -- Elaine Showalter, * [on Out of Time] * The idea of collective happiness as the root of much satisfaction is simple, but deceptively hard to write about, let alone achieve. Segal succeeds in inspiring on many levels. -- Isabel Berwick, Financial Times * [on Radical Happiness] * The socialist feminist we need to listen to right now. Her book is an important one because we need 'a politics of hope' like never before. -- Emma Rees, Times Higher Education * [on Radical Happiness] *

Author Information

Lynne Segal was the Anniversary Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies in the Department of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck College. Her books include Is the Straight Sex: Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure, the highly acclaimed Out of Time and Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy. She co-wrote Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism with Sheila Rowbotham and Hilary Wainwright. She was part of the Care Collective, who wrote The Care Manifesto, 2021.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available