{"product_id":"scum-manifesto","title":"Scum Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eClassic radical feminist statement from the woman who shot Andy Warhol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Outrageous 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this edition, philosopher Avital Ronell's introduction reconsiders the evocative exuberance of this infamous text.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Scum Manifesto","offer_id":46371361620165,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78478-440-9.jpg?v=1781669808","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/scum-manifesto","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}