{"product_id":"the-battle-of-the-sexes-justine-larbalestier-9780819565273","title":"The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow women and feminism helped to shape science fiction in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunner-up for the Hugo Best Related Book Award (2003)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality. She traces the debates over the place of women and feminism in science fiction as it emerged in stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines. The book culminates in the story of James Tiptree, Jr. and the eponymous Award. Tiptree was a successful science fiction writer of the 1970s who was later discovered to be a woman. Tiptree's easy acceptance by the male-dominated publishing arena of the time proved that there was no necessary difference in the way men and women wrote, but that there was a real difference in the way they were read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justine Larbalestier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081956527X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819565273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.26w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2002 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2003 pg. 984\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 78 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Justine Larbalestier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926498738431,"sku":"9780819565273","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c58f206f-8f1c-42e7-9ef2-6f6a80c001b5.jpg?v=1681083412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-battle-of-the-sexes-justine-larbalestier-9780819565273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}