Dangerous Liaisons: The marriages and divorces of Marxism and Feminism is published as Issue 55 of the IIRE Notebooks for Study and Research, Although Cinzia Arruzza colls her aim "modest," her book is anything " but She provides a masterful survey of the vexed relations between feminism and socialism over the course of more than two centuries. The result is not only lucid overview but also a penetrating intervention into current debates. Perfectly timed to enlighten new generations of activists and theorists, Arruzza's book offers the best short introduction to a question that is as relevant as ever today: How, in the wake of a capitalist crisis of global dimensions, can struggles against male domination synergize with struggles against neoliberalism? - Nancy Fraser, Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of political and social science at The New School for Social Research, New York. Dangerous Liaisons offers an acute, critical and refreshingly open analysis of feminist theories and, best of all, links the development of theory to the historical and contemporary political issues facing women activists. A perfect book for students but also for anyone seeking to learn more about the ongoing dialogue between Marxism(s) and feminism(s). Aruzza's presentation of complicated theoretical debates is fair, accessible, and lively; her wide-ranging historical account hits the highlights (and lows) of feminist engagements with the revolutionary left across Europe and in the US.-Johanna Brenner, Emeritus Professor of women's studies at Portland State University and member of the advisory board of the US socialist magazine Against the Current.

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