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Beginning with a brief overview of the various goals and phases of feminism from the early 19th century onward, writer and feminist theorist Jennifer Baumgardner takes you on a tour of a tumultuous decade full of complex issues and contradictions through the lens of the feminist movement and the ways it shaped - and was shaped by - the closing years of the 20th century. From abortion rights to ‘zines, Feminism in the 1990s explores the ways third-wave feminism reacted to popular culture while simultaneously being co-opted by it.

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Informative, endlessly entertaining.”—BuzzFeed “Generation X’s definitive chronicler of culture.”—GQ From the author of But What If We’re Wrong comes an insightful, funny reckoning with a pivotal decade It was long ago, but not as long as it...

At 10.20 p.m. on 21 May 1991, a young woman bowed before Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, 42 km north of Chennai. And then there was an explosion. This book is the definitive account of one of the most controversial crimes in contemporary India. It unravels the complex plot...

Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten...? Thought experiments are short scenarios that pose a moral or philosophical problem in a vivid and concrete way. In this book Julian Baggini presents 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas.

It began in 1997. Grocery stores in Bucks County, Pennsylvania – about 45 miles from Philadelphia – were all reporting the same things to their distributors: loaf after loaf of Friehofer's brand bread, destroyed.

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE EMPTY RAINCOAT AND UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS. Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his...

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.

In the decade following the end of the Cold War, Western democracies stood victorious, brimming with optimism and grand designs. Today, the 1990s look less like a great triumph for liberal democracy and Western modernity than a decade in which post-Cold War excitement and anticipation obscured a...

Conversations with historians about the history of the 1990s and how to study it.

A sexual history of the 1990s when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue. A definitive look at the captains of the culture wars -- and an indispensable road map for understanding how we got to the Trump Teens. The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American...

Martin Duberman, one of the LGBTQ+ community’s maverick thinkers and historians, looks back on ninety years of life, his history in the movement, and what he’s learned. In the early sixties, Martin Duberman published a path-breaking article defending the Abolitionists against the then-standard view of them as “misguided fanatics.” In 1964, his documentary play, In White America, which reread the history of racist oppression in this country, toured the country—most notably during Freedom Summer—and became an international hit.

Finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club Book Award, muse to a Givenchy fashion collection, and recommended by the The New York Times, The Skimm, US Weekly, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Refinery 29, Book Riot, Bitch Media, and more. "Yarrow’s biting autopsy of the decade scrutinizes...

In Why the Nineties Matter, Terry Anderson provides a broad-ranging history of America in that decade. Not simply a chronological account, the book focuses on key trends that either began or gained steam then and which have had lasting effects until this day. Threading together politics, economic transformations, and sociocultural trends, he focuses on what mattered most in retrospect.

Your favorite pop culture time machine — now boarding!Take a most excellent adventure with hosts - Michael Reagan, & Nate Lane - as they go back in time and take a “step-by-step” journey through the overall aesthetic of the 90s decade! Booking: RewindReportBooking@gmail.com Follow on TikTok/Instagram: @The90sRewindReport

Everything early 2000s and older!Instagram: @90smompodcast @spookyhorrormomYouTube: @thespookymom

A podcast exploring the mind of a 90s baby in this ever-changing society. Join Fred Santana, Temi Alchemy & VP In The Cut Thassa Scary Sight, weekly as they discuss topical world issues, and also attempt to bridge the gap between younger and older generations @Fr3dSantana @temiAlchemy @VPinthecut info@90sbabyshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder if your favorite 90s comic books hold up? Are you worried nostalgia is clouding your memories? Do you want to hear a trio of dorks discuss this? If you bothered answering those hypothetical questions at all, The 90s Never Happened is the podcast for you! Join Daniel Aegan as he drags Jude Graves and Bree Rose through a decade mired in slop. Find out if the big guns and bigger breasts of 90s comics stood the test of time. Will Jude’s comic virginity save her from a decade out to harm her mind? Will Bree be able to contain her giggles during any given episode? Will Dan be able ...

In the tumultuous year of 1793, the revolutionary government of France strives to eradicate injustice and usher in a new era of liberty, equality, and brotherhood—beginning with the execution of those who oppose their ideals. Meanwhile, in Vendée, a band of determined peasants, backed by imperial England, rises in rebellion to challenge this government, seeking to restore the values of Christianity, family, honor, and decency, and likewise starting with the elimination of those who defy their vision. The exiled Marquis de Lantenac returns from England to spearhead the Vendéan uprising, ...

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When was the last time you actually watched one of your "favourite ‘90s TV shows” you love to bring up half-drunk in the pub? Revisiting the Saturday morning fare you watched in your pyjamas, slurping Coco Pops and carefully crafting 10p texts, Ross Drummond and Ali Plumb work out whether Sabrina The Teenage Witch and her brightly-coloured ‘90s brethren still stand up in the cold light of the 21st century. HERE COMES THE COMEDY!!1! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.