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Joan Smith

    27. August 1953

    Joan Smith ist eine englische Romanautorin, Journalistin und Menschenrechtsaktivistin. Ihre Werke befassen sich oft mit gesellschaftlichen Fragen und moralischen Dilemmata, die den Lesern eine tiefgründige Auseinandersetzung mit komplexen Themen bieten. Smith schreibt in einem scharfen, prägnanten Stil, der zum Nachdenken über die Komplexität der menschlichen Natur anregt. Ihre journalistische und aktivistische Arbeit verleiht ihrer literarischen Perspektive authentische Tiefe.

    Ein Opfer für Apollo
    Die Konfettifrau
    Die Tochter der Dame Durden
    Ein mörderischer Walzer
    Schmutziges Wochenende
    Was Männer sagen
    • 2024

      Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac

      A New History of Rome's Imperial Women

      Focusing on the lives of imperial women overshadowed by powerful men, Joan Smith sheds light on their struggles against violence and control in a male-dominated society. Through a reinterpretation of historical narratives, she reveals the tragic fates of these women—often victims of rape and murder—who have been largely erased from history. Smith's work challenges the misogynistic portrayals of these figures, highlighting their resilience and resistance, while connecting their experiences to ongoing issues of domestic abuse and women's rights today.

      Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac
    • 2023

      The Other Side of Infinity

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      3,7(262)Abgeben

      They Both Die at the End meets The Butterfly Effect in this YA novel by Joan F. Smith, where a teen uses her gift of foreknowledge to help a lifeguard save a drowning man—only to discover that her actions have suddenly put his life at risk. It was supposed to be an ordinary day at the pool, but when lifeguard Nick hesitates during a save, seventeen-year-old December uses her gift of foreknowledge to rescue the drowning man instead. The action comes at a cost. Not only will Nick and December fall in love, but also, she envisions that his own life is now at risk. The other problem? They’re basically strangers. December embarks on a mission to save Nick’s life, and to experience what it feels like to fall in love—something she’d formerly known she’d never do. Nick, battling the shame of screwing up the rescue when he’s heralded as a community hero, resolves to make up for his inaction by doing December a major solid and searching for her mother, who went missing nine years ago. As they grow closer, December’s gift starts playing tricks, and Nick’s family gets closer to an ugly truth about him. They both must learn what it really means to be a hero before time runs out.

      The Other Side of Infinity
    • 2020

      Home Grown

      • 272 Seiten
      • 10 Lesestunden
      4,4(12)Abgeben

      An urgent manifesto revealing the link between domestic violence and terrorism by seasoned journalist and human rights campaigner

      Home Grown
    • 2014

      Creating & Transforming Househ

      • 320 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden

      Exploring the intricate relationship between household micro-structures and the broader capitalist world-economy, this book offers a systematic and original perspective. It delves into how domestic dynamics influence and are influenced by economic systems, highlighting the interconnectedness of personal and global economic structures. Through this lens, the author provides insights into the complexities of social and economic interactions, making it a valuable resource for understanding contemporary economic issues.

      Creating & Transforming Househ
    • 2002

      Moralities

      • 256 Seiten
      • 9 Lesestunden
      3,5(16)Abgeben

      The world is changing fast, and our values with it. The old obsession with sex and private life obscured urgent moral issues: how money and power are exercised by big business and governments. Protests against global capitalism, mounting concern about green issues and the environment, and a growing awareness of poverty, the arms trade and human rights abuses have come together to form a potent challenge to the old moral order. In this passionate argument for a new ethical agenda, uncoupled from traditional morality and religion, Joan Smith charts the aspirations of those who seek to create a different kind of society: one based not on coercion but on respect.

      Moralities
    • 2000
    • 1999

      Was Männer so sagen: Eigentlich könnte sich die Oxford-Dozentin Loretta das ja mit feministischer Überlegenheit anhören. Aber als ihre Freundin Bridget in einen Mordfall verwickelt wird und hilflos in einem Netz von männlichen Unterstellungen zappelt, packt Loretta die Wut.

      Was Männer sagen
    • 1998

      Die Oxford-Dozentin Loretta wird wütend, als ihre Freundin Bridget in einen Mordfall verwickelt wird und von männlichen Unterstellungen betroffen ist.

      Was Männer sagen. Kriminalroman
    • 1998
    • 1997

      Different for Girls

      How Culture Creates Women

      • 208 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      "The new icons - Madonna, Princess Di, Roseanne - appear to be all-powerful, but what is really going on? Can Princess Diana ever be anything but the Queen of Broken Hearts? Is there such a thing as a female serial killer? Why are women urged to have children when they don't want them? Are single mothers to blame for truancy and teenage crime? What exactly was Linda Fiorentino up to in THE LAST SEDUCTION? And why can't sex symbols like Madonna have sex? These questions and many more, lie at the heart of Joan Smith's provocative new enquiry into the differences between men and women. In a series of essays on female icons like the Princess of Wales and Naomi Campbell as well as ogres like Rosemary West, Smith demonstrates the extent to which our judgements are influenced by unconcious ideas about gender. In doing so, her book tackles a fundamental but so far barely examined possibility: that the idea of difference is far more important than its reality. MISOGYNIES has remained in print since publication in 1989 and has become a key study of its subject. DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS is a MISOGYNIES for the late 90s, forcing us to ask new questions and see new truths."

      Different for Girls