Reviews for Shooting ourselves in the foot

The average rating for Shooting ourselves in the foot based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-20 00:00:00 John Edwards excellent piece of political anthropology. especially: "studies of resistance (as well as of civil society) in anthropology have risked overlooking the more remarkable phenomenon of public participation in reproducing systems of power ... resistance studies have missed studying how power is regenerated in the very domain of so-called resistance" (159)

Review # 2 was written on 2017-12-08 00:00:00 James Mills Braude argues that Spiritualists constituted the radical wing of the women's rights movement during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Spiritualism was a radically individualistic philosophy, which affirmed every individual's access to spiritual truth and in fact considered women somewhat more spiritually sensitive than men. This special sensitivity of women meant that they had the potential to be a very positive influence on America's male-dominated society. This meant that for spiritualists-- who also supported other radical reform movements such as abolition and temperance-- women's rights became the mother of all reforms. The liberation of women from oppressive traditional roles would be the liberation of women's power to cure other social ills. Although spiritualists did not ultimately set the agenda of the women's rights movement, they did contribute substantial energy, talent, and personnel. Overall, a very interesting and persuasive book, and an excellent example of a religious movement that had a substantive positive impact on American politics and society.