"Women have been the matriarchy. They have dominated men, religion and society. Women have been subservient. They have catered to the patriarchal religion and society. Today, women are again outside the home and making a place for themselves in the world. As women gain status and power in American society, does America run the risk of someday becoming matriarchal with the matriarchs utilizing the same methods of the patriarchy that they so long abhorred? Does the slow but steady cycle of gender dominance continue with its inherent power games of control and manipulation? It is at this point that the metaphorical question can be addressed: Is the cup half empty or is the cup half full?" 
K-lee Starland's "Changing the Rules" is a provocative look at the changing role and status of women in western society from antiquity to the present day. It is suitable for the general reader and as a college-level textbook in Women's Studies, Sociology, and History departments.

Changing the Rules: The Resurgence of the Feminine

Politics & Social Sciences

Starland, K-Lee

Women's Studies

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"The next morning my wife was already up to take care of our son. I heard the bell ring. It was 9:00 a.m. My wife opened the door. I heard voices speaking German, which my wife did not speak or understand. She said: Un moment. Mon mari 'sprechen deutsch'—Just a minute, my husband speaks German. She came to the bedroom to tell me that two German soldiers were here. I got up, put on my house robe, and came into the living room. I saw two Feldpolizei and told myself they are from the Gestapo... " Robert Neu's Opas Life is the story of the author's father, Otto Paul Neu (known as Opa), before, during, and after World War II in Europe. It covers most of the 20th century with particular emphasis on the 1930's to 1950's in France and Germany. Early in the War, Opa, living in Paris, was interned at Vernet-les-Bains in the Pyrénées Orientales, France. To get out, he "volunteered" to be a guest worker in Germany. He spoke fluent German and was sent to the I.G. Farben factory near Leipzig. At the end of his "extended" contract, he was allowed to return to Paris, where he lived in constant fear of discovery. A suprise visit by the Gestapo (see quote), black-market dealings with a German officer, and sudden arrests by the French National Police keep the Reader in suspense, as does his second deteriorating marriage. With heavy doses of both luck and guile Opa gets through the war and unemployment, and eventually reaches America. Robert Neu transcribed and edited his father's diaries, added material and illustrations, and made his testimonial into a highly readable story of survival.

Opas Life: The Life and Times of Otto Paul Neu (1902-1998)

Biographies & Memoirs

Neu, Robert

Historical

Xuan Phuong - chemist, physician, journalist, filmmaker, touring service operator, and art gallery owner tells her story. From leaving home at the age of 16 and joining the Vietminh, to becoming a barefoot revolutionary in the jungle, a witness to the fall of Saigon, and a wife and mother to three sons, Yuan Phuong has lived a full life.

Ao Dai: My War, My Country, My Vietnam

History

Mazingarbe, Daniele

Xuân Phượng

Asia

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