New Releases by Barbara Ehrenreich

Engagées dans le Mouvement pour la santé des femmes dans les années 1970, Barbara Ehrenreich et Deirdre English enquêtent sur les racines historiques de la professionnalisation du corps médical. Portant un regard féministe sur les chasses aux sorcières en Europe et la supression de la profession de sage-femme aux États-Unis, elles s''interrogent : et si, derrière ses événements, se cachait une véritable monopolisation politique et économique de la médicine par les hommes de la classe dominante, reléguant peu à peu les femmes à la fonction subalterne d''infirmière docile et maternelle? Depuis sa parution aux États-Unis en 1973, cet essai concis et incisif a ouvert la voie à de nombreux travaux de recherche et prises de conscience. Cette traduction s''ouvre sur une préface inédite des deux auteures.

KIŞKIRTICI VE EĞLENCELİ. THE TIMES Yaşlanma karşıtlığı ve kontrol kültürü Batı toplumlarını tamamen etkisi altına almış durumda. Kaçınılmazı kontrol etmeye çabalıyor, kontrol edemeyeceklerimize endişeleniyoruz. Bedenimizin ve hatta ölümümüzün kontrolümüzde olduğuna inanıyoruz. Oysa en yeni bilimsel bulgular bedenimizin mikroskobik birimlerinin kendi kararlarını verdiğini ve bunun her zaman lehimize işlemediğini ortaya koyuyor. Pahalı yaşlanma karşıtı ürünler alıp rutin testler yaptırabilir, daha fazla karalahana yiyip kendimizi şifa arayışına adayabiliriz. Ama bunlar ancak kontrol yanılsamasına hizmet ediyor. Çoksatar yazarı Barbara Ehrenreich Sağlık Salgını''nda pop kültürden mevcut bilimsel yayınlara uzanan pek çok kaynaktan yararlanarak bedenlerimiz ve sağlık konusundaki takıntımızı inceliyor. Önleyici tıbbi görüntülemelerden, wellness ve farkındalık kavramlarına, son moda diyetlerden fitness kültürüne kadar, uzun ve sağlıklı yaşam için pazarlanan pek çok uygulamayı ele alırken bedenimiz, benliğimiz ve evrendeki yerimiz üzerine bambaşka bir bakış açısı kazandırıyor.

"With a new foreword by Matthew Desmond"--Cover.

A brilliant and insightful exploration of the rise and fall of the American middle class by New York Times bestselling author, Barbara Ehrenreich. One of Barbara Ehrenreich''s most classic and prophetic works, Fear of Falling closely examines the insecurities of the American middle class in an attempt to explain its turn to the right during the last two decades of the 20th century. Weaving finely-tuned expert analysis with her trademark voice, Ehrenreich traces the myths about the middle class to their roots, determines what led to the shrinking of what was once a healthy percentage of the population, and how, in its ambition and anxiety, that population has retreated from responsible leadership. Newly reissued and timely as ever, Fear of Falling places the middle class of yesterday under the microscope and reveals exactly how we arrived at the middle class of today.

A New York Times Notable BookAn ALA Notable Book "Original and illuminating." --The Washington Post What draws our species to war? What makes us see violence as a kind of sacred duty, or a ritual that boys must undergo to "become" men? Newly reissued in paperback, Blood Rites takes readers on an original journey from the elaborate human sacrifices of the ancient world to the carnage and holocaust of twentieth-century "total war." Ehrenreich sifts deftly through the fragile records of prehistory and discovers the wellspring of war in an unexpected place -- not in a "killer instinct" unique to the males of our species, but in the blood rites early humans performed to reenact their terrifying experiences of predation by stronger carnivores. Brilliant in conception and rich in scope, Blood Rites is a monumental work that continues to transform our understanding of the greatest single threat to human life.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a futuristic thriller about science, love, politics, and social disarray. Della Markson is searching for her son, a brilliant, nihilistic computer hacker who has invented an addictive computer game. She teams up with her former professor, Alex MacBride, an academic has-been desperately in need of a publication and a drink, is looking for the papers of an obscure, long-dead neurobiologist. As they stumble through a suburban landscape littered with broken marriages and blighted careers, they discover that their personal quests are of great interest to mysterious others, and that they have been drawn into a grand design full of wondrous possibilities and perilous meanings. For Della and Alex live in a hyper-real world of strange portents and accelerating decay. Caterpillars are destroying the trees. A cracked but eerily lucid evangelist preaches apocalypse on a pirate frequency. And in the renowned biological research institute where Della and Alex work, escaped laboratory animals roam the corridors, hazardous wastes leak unchecked, and a lethal new disease is outwitting the researchers. The search for Della''s son and Alex''s missing papers turns out to hinge on the ancient quest for the ultimate purpose of human intelligence and life. A startling feat of the imagination from one of our sharpest social observers, Kipper''s Game is a daring and sophisticated adventure at the interface of science and metaphysics, human love and the equally human hunger for knowledge.

Oud genoeg om dood te gaan van Barbara Ehrenreich, winnaar van de Erasmusprijs 2018, is een vlijmscherp pleidooi voor een goed leven. Ieder mens ontdekt een keer dat het leven eindig is. Sommigen beseffen het als kind al, anderen pas wanneer de eerste grijze haren zich aandienen. Vaak proberen we dat besef zo snel mogelijk weer te verdringen, of we gaan ons ertegen verzetten met zalfjes, pilletjes of preventief medisch onderzoek. En dat is een misverstand, betoogt Ehrenreich in dit heerlijk nuchtere, geestige en tegelijkertijd diepgravende boek. De mens heeft namelijk nauwelijks invloed op het verouderingsproces, in elk geval veel minder dan de gezondheidsindustrie ons wil doen geloven. Het enige wat we kunnen kopen is de illusie dat we de boel onder controle hebben. En daar koop je uiteindelijk natuurlijk niet veel voor. Wat ons te doen staat is zowel eenvoudig als lastig: we moeten onze sterfelijkheid accepteren en onzekerheid aanvaarden. ‘Wat Ehrenreich beschrijft zou iedereen moeten interesseren.’ – NRC Handelsblad

From the celebrated author of Nickel and Dimed, Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better. A razor-sharp polemic which offers an entirely new understanding of our bodies, ourselves, and our place in the universe, Natural Causes describes how we over-prepare and worry way too much about what is inevitable. One by one, Ehrenreich topples the shibboleths that guide our attempts to live a long, healthy life -- from the importance of preventive medical screenings to the concepts of wellness and mindfulness, from dietary fads to fitness culture. But Natural Causes goes deeper -- into the fundamental unreliability of our bodies and even our "mind-bodies," to use the fashionable term. Starting with the mysterious and seldom-acknowledged tendency of our own immune cells to promote deadly cancers, Ehrenreich looks into the cellular basis of aging, and shows how little control we actually have over it. We tend to believe we have agency over our bodies, our minds, and even over the manner of our deaths. But the latest science shows that the microscopic subunits of our bodies make their own "decisions," and not always in our favor. We may buy expensive anti-aging products or cosmetic surgery, get preventive screenings and eat more kale, or throw ourselves into meditation and spirituality. But all these things offer only the illusion of control. How to live well, even joyously, while accepting our mortality -- that is the vitally important philosophical challenge of this book. Drawing on varied sources, from personal experience and sociological trends to pop culture and current scientific literature, Natural Causes examines the ways in which we obsess over death, our bodies, and our health. Both funny and caustic, Ehrenreich then tackles the seemingly unsolvable problem of how we might better prepare ourselves for the end -- while still reveling in the lives that remain to us.

Irgendwann in unserem Leben wird uns bewusst, dass wir eines Tages sterben werden. Wir können dieses Wissen vielleicht verdrängen, teure Anti-Aging-Produkte kaufen, uns liften lassen, regelmäßig zur Vorsorgeuntersuchung gehen, mehr Gemüse essen und uns in Religion oder Spiritualität vertiefen. Das verschafft uns die Illusion von Kontrolle. Aber die eigentliche philosophische Herausforderung – und das Thema dieses Buchs – ist, wie man gut lebt – und die eigene Sterblichkeit akzeptiert. Ausgehend von persönlichen Erfahrungen, soziologischen Trends, Popkultur, aktueller wissenschaftlicher Literatur, von Interviews mit Experten und Wissenschaftlern, Fitness-Coaches und Ethikberatern erkundet Barbara Ehrenreich, wie wir als Gesellschaft von unseren Körpern und unserer Gesundheit, vom Tod besessen sind. Alt genug zu sein, um zu sterben, ist eine Leistung, und die Freiheit, die diese mit sich bringt, ist es wert, gefeiert zu werden. Das ist die Botschaft dieses klugen, analytischen und philosophischen Buchs, das von Lebenserkenntnis und Witz sprüht, das keine Ratschläge und Tipps bereithält, außer dem, das verbleibende Leben zu genießen und es loszulassen, wenn es soweit ist.

Nesta abordagem absolutamente original, Barbara Ehrenreich confronta as falsas promessas do pensamento positivo. A autora pesquisa as raízes dessa cultura no século XIX até chegar ao presente e à consagração do pensamento positivo como uma atitude cultural dominante, quase obrigatória, especialmente na comunidade empresarial, onde a recusa de até mesmo considerar a possibilidade de resultados negativos – como inadimplências nas hipotecas – contribuiu diretamente para o atual desastre econômico. Uma reportagem brilhante que expõe os aspectos negativos do pensamento positivo.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed comes a brave, frank, and exquisitely written memoir that will change the way you see the world. Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the most important thinkers of our time. Educated as a scientist, she is an author, journalist, activist, and advocate for social justice. In Living With a Wild God, she recounts her quest-beginning in childhood-to find ""the Truth"" about the universe and everything else: What''s really going on? Why are we here? In middle age, she rediscovered the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence, which records an event so strange, so cataclysmic, that she had never, in all the intervening years, written or spoken about it to anyone. It was the kind of event that people call a ""mystical experience""-and, to a steadfast atheist and rationalist, nothing less than shattering. In Living With a Wild God, Ehrenreich reconstructs her childhood mission, bringing an older woman''s wry and erudite perspective to a young girl''s impassioned obsession with the questions that, at one point or another, torment us all. The result is both deeply personal and cosmically sweeping-a searing memoir and a profound reflection on science, religion, and the human condition. With her signature combination of intellectual rigor and uninhibited imagination, Ehrenreich offers a true literary achievement-a work that has the power not only to entertain but amaze.

Las mujeres fueron las primeras farmacólogas con sus cultivos de hierbas medicinales, los secretos de cuyo uso se transmitían de unas a otras.

Wie konnte aus dem harmlosen Lob einer optimistischen Lebenseinstellung eine kulturelle Glaubenswahrheit mit zunehmend zwanghaften Zügen werden? Mit kritischer Intelligenz und beißendem Spott nimmt Ehrenreich eine blühende Bewusstseinsindustrie unter die Lupe, die mit "Positive Thinking" inzwischen Milliarden verdient. "Sei positiv! Optimisten leben länger! Der Erfolg ist in dir!" Seit Jahrzehnten künden Ratgeber und Motivationstrainer von der grenzenlosen Macht positiven Denkens. Glück, Gesundheit, Reichtum und beruflicher Erfolg - so die Botschaft - sind für jeden jederzeit erreichbar, eine lückenlos positive Grundhaltung vorausgesetzt. Selbst schuld, wer da noch Sorgen hat oder gar die Ursachen seiner Probleme in der Realität vermutet. Arbeitslose erfahren, einzig der Ton ihrer Bewerbung entscheide über deren Erfolg. Selbst Krebskranke werden heute gewarnt, eine "negative Haltung" könne ihre Heilung gefährden. Eine "erfrischend aggressive und glänzend intelligente Attacke auf das Nonsense-Monster mit den tausend Armen" (Daily Mail), zugleich ein überfälliges Plädoyer für eine Rückkehr zu Realismus und gesundem Menschenverstand.

Den amerikanska journalisten Barbara Ehrenreich gav sig ut i Jack Londons och Günther Wallraffs efterföljd för att beskriva tillvaron för dem längst ner på samhällsstegen i världens rikaste land – USA. Hon tog jobb som vård- och barbiträde, städerska och affärsbiträde i Minnesota, Maine och Florida. Hon försökte alltid få det bäst betalda arbetet och letade alltid efter den billigaste bostaden på varje plats. Hon begrep inte hur hennes arbetskamrater överlevde på sin knappa lön – själv klarade hon det inte! Hur kan en sådan fattigdom och sådana arbetsvillkor existera sida vid sida med den mest otroliga lyx i det som brukar kallas världens största demokrati? För Ehrenreich är det inte bara möjligt, det är de fattiga, underbetalda, hunsade och kuvade som är förutsättningen för rikedomen. Det är resultatet av marknadskrafternas fria spel – den enes död är den andres bröd.

Un libro necesario para entender muchos aspectos psicológicos de la crisis económica y social que vivimos. Un ataque a la cultura del "yo lo valgo". Una llamada a la prudencia, a la responsabilidad individual y colectiva, y contra el pensamiento mágico que ha popularizado la autoayuda en los últimos años. Escrito por una de las autoras más respetadas y carismáticas de Estados Unidos. Este libro ha suscitado una interesante controversia y ha tenido un gran éxito en sus ediciones estadounidense, británica y alemana.

"Drone Warfare" is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing--and most secretive--fronts in global conflict: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had a fleet of nearly 7,500, and the US Air Force now trains more drone "pilots" than bomber and fighter pilots combined. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US alone. The human cost? Drone strikes have killed more than 200 children alone in Pakistan and Yemen. CODEPINK and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin provides the first extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being used, who controls these unmanned planes, and what are the legal and moral implications of their use. In vivid, readable style, this book also looks at what activists, lawyers, and scientists across the globe are doing to ground these weapons. Benjamin argues that the assassinations we are carrying out from the air will come back to haunt us when others start doing the same thing--to us.

A sharp-witted knockdown of America''s love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism, existential clarity and courage.

New edition of this bestselling book about the history of sexism in the medical profession.

Ehrenreich er kjent som forfatteren bak de internasjonale bestselgerne "Kjøpt og underbetalt" og "Lokket og lurt" hvor hun avslører mørke sider ved det amerikanske samfunnet. Hun tar i årets bok for seg optimismen og evnen til positiv tenkning som råder på mange områder i USA. Med bakgrunn i sin egen erfaring med lykkefilosofien da hun selv fikk diagnosen kreft tar hun et oppgjør med ideologiseringen av den positive tenkningen og fraværet av den kritiske tenkningen. Hun ser også på dette som en av årsakene til USAs økonomiske krise.

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses examines how women-led healing was delegitimized to make way for patriarchy, capitalism, and the emerging medical industry. As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn''t work. First published by the Feminist Press in 1973, Witches, Midwives, and Nurses is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch hunters. In this new and updated edition, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English delve into the current fascination with and controversies about witches, exposing our fears and fantasies. They build on their classic exposé on the demonization of women healers and the political and economic monopolization of medicine. This quick history brings us up-to-date, exploring today''s changing attitudes toward childbirth, alternative medicine, and modern-day witches.

The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can be the ticket to a better life. But how does anyone survive, let alone prosper, on $6 an hour? To find out, Ehrenreich left her home, took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Moving from Florida to Maine to Minnesota, she worked as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing-home aide, and a Wal-Mart sales clerk. She lived in trailer parks and crumbling residential motels. Very quickly, she discovered that no job is truly "unskilled," that even the lowliest occupations require exhausting mental and muscular effort. She also learned that one job is not enough; you need at least two if you int to live indoors. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity—a land of Big Boxes, fast food, and a thousand desperate stratagems for survival. Read it for the smoldering clarity of Ehrenreich''s perspective and for a rare view of how "prosperity" looks from the bottom. And now, in a new foreword, Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, explains why, twenty years on in America, Nickel and Dimed is more relevant than ever.

A bestseller for decades, this contemporary classic gets a substantial new introduction by the authors.