Reviews for Twentieth-century American women's fiction

The average rating for Twentieth-century American women's fiction based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-28 00:00:00 Kenneth McPherson I was lucky enough to have Professor Tim Jacoby as my convener for the course ‘Conflict Analysis’. As one of the key readings for that course, this book contributed invaluable insights into understanding conflict and violence. It is an ambitious project by Professor Jacoby that presents the major theoretical and empirical discussions surrounding the concepts, and I can say that his coverage of the topics is both admirably extensive and engagingly deep. Within 11 chapters, he brings an interdisciplinary lens through which he helps us to look at the two concepts (conflict and violence) from multiple angles. Psychology, sociology, anthropology, biology, development studies, economics are all present in his analysis. Moreover, he introduces us to many of the leading thinkers on the subjects, giving us ample opportunity to interrogate them further in our own time. For an introductory work, I admit that I found it quite difficult to follow as it is intensely academic. It demands a lot of time to grasp the flow of the arguments, and one has to read between the lines occasionally. Hence, if anyone is interested in a sort of work that is both popular and easy to flip through, this is not your book. However, if your purpose is to gain a solid guide to the issues despite the time it takes, I recommend that you start with this. It was worth it. Thanks, Professor Jacoby.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-14 00:00:00 Farah Scrof super thorough, well-cited, covers a lot of ground