{"product_id":"scum-manifesto-valerie-solanas-9781784784409","title":"Scum Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eClassic radical feminist statement from the woman who shot Andy Warhol\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Life in this society being, at best, an utter bore and no aspect of society being at all relevant to women, there remains to civic-minded, responsible, thrill-seeking females only to overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation and destroy the male sex.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutrageous and violent, \u003ci\u003eSCUM Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e was widely lambasted when it first appeared in 1968. Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol, self-published the book just before she became a notorious household name and was confined to a mental institution. But for all its vitriol, it is impossible to dismiss as the mere rantings of a lesbian lunatic. In fact, the work has proved prescient, not only as a radical feminist analysis light years ahead of its time--predicting artificial insemination, ATMs, a feminist uprising against underrepresentation in the arts--but also as a stunning testament to the rage of an abused and destitute woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell's introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Solanas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784784400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784784409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.20d","brand":"Valerie Solanas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050567659775,"sku":"9781784784409","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_524be697-4882-4f0e-894d-7d735be73c72.jpg?v=1685007998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scum-manifesto-valerie-solanas-9781784784409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}