|
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide |  | Authors: Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
Buy Used: $15.37
as of 3/11/2010 19:56 CST details
You Save: $12.58 (45%)
Seller: rho25
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 191
Format: Deckle Edge
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307267148
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.83091724
EAN: 9780307267146
ASIN: 0307267148
Publication Date: September 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Features:
| • | ISBN13: 9780307267146 | | • | Condition: NEW | | • | Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. |
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Two Pulitzer Prize winners expose the most pervasive human rights violation of our erathe oppression of women in the developing worldand tell us what we can do about it.
An old Chinese proverb says Women hold up half the sky. Then why do the women of Africa and Asia persistently suffer human rights abuses? Continuing their focus on humanitarian issues, journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn take us to Africa and Asia, where many women live in profoundly dire circumstancesand some succeed against all odds.
A Cambodian teenager is sold into sex slavery; a formerly illiterate woman becomes a surgeon in Addis Ababa. An Ethiopian woman is left for dead after a difficult birth; a gang rape victim galvanizes the international community and creates schools in Pakistan. An Afghan wife is beaten by her husband and mother-in-law; a former Peace Corps volunteer founds an organization that educates and campaigns for womens rights in Senegal.
Through their powerful true stories, the authors show that the key to progress lies in unleashing womens potential, that change is possible, and that each of us can play a role in making it happen.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Eyes Wide Open March 9, 2010
Fred Lang (South Korea)
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn outline the gravity and magnitude of the issues that affect women across the globe - trafficking, rape as a tool of war, access to health care, institutionalized oppression et cetera. The book provides human connectiveness through stories of women as seen through the eyes of Nick and Sheryl. There are heroes, villains and hope. Hope is dependent upon what we do as individuals to address these problems. I can't save everyone, but I certainly will make a difference in at least one life.
(For charity donations, I use [...] that specializes in microloans. All my charity donations are managed as loans and then reimbursed over time, with a little interest, and I'm able to donate again. Most loans are focused on extremely poor women. Muhammad Yunus pioneered microcredit/microloans in the 1970s and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. The founder of EBay set up Microplace.)
Essential reading; expands your worldview March 6, 2010
Elizabeth H. Cottrell (Shenandoah Valley, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this on Kindle...fascinating...horrifying...compelling...the best book I NEVER wanted to read. This was inspired writing by two outstanding journalists (husband and wife) who managed to get way beyond statistics and do-good platitudes to gather stories from women throughout the world, from all races and levels of society, who have been exploited, abused and tortured.
Somehow their awful stories were never unbearable to read, simply because the authors were able to convey the sense of hope and survival instincts that these and other women have mustered when given just a little help, support, and encouragement. Even more powerful is the persuasive case the authors make that if we can improve the lot of women in societies where they are marginalized, we are doing the most effective thing to also help their families, their villages, and indeed, their entire countries.
The power in this writing and these stories was the authors' ability to make the reader feel that they have been forever changed and actually empowered to do something to help these awful situations, and they are convincing in their belief that these are not just women's issues. They are human rights issues and must be addressed. They provide concrete guidance to organizations that are already making a difference, what they are doing, and what is working (always substantiated with facts and figures and accompanied by caveats and realistic commentary. I finished the book and went straight to my computer, where I donated to my Kiva account and adopted a little girl from Africa through Plan USA. This book makes you want to DO something!
I bought this book based on a recommendation by Steve Leveen who wrote a terrific review of this book for The Huffington Post [...]. He wrote, "...I hazard a prediction: the most influential book of the decade will be Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Of course I don't know that Half the Sky will be the most influential book, but I believe it should be."
I believe it should be too, and I plan to join Steve in doing my part to make it so. "If it's going to be, it's up to me." (Robert Schuller title)
A most compelling read! March 5, 2010
Mary Ann Thurmond (California, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is undoubtedly the most compelling book I have read---ever! And I am rapidly approaching my 69th birthday! Kristof and WuDunn present the stories, as well as the statistics, so clearly that they go straight to your heart. Perhaps as importantly, they talk about ways to break this cycle of abuse and how individuals can get involved. I'm already working on ways to involve my community in making a difference in this country and around the world. I'm going to order another copy of the book because I have promised others that they can read the book but I want to keep my copy for research purposes as I begin my local campaign to raise awareness and money to help decrease this heinous practice.
good read February 23, 2010
L. Heinbaugh (New Brunswick, NJ)
This is a moving book about oppression of women worldwide, yet finds a way to be uplifting and hopeful. It makes me want to do something about the things that go on the parts of the world that no one else cares to mention
Inspiring!! February 20, 2010
Julia Jones
Just finished a terrific book, "Half the Sky," by Nicolas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, about changing women's opportunities worldwide. It's full of inspiring stories and shocking statistics. Excellent read, inspiring one to go out to change the world by adopting its suggestions.
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. Can't find the right gift? Try a Gift Certificate
| |
