Gender Knot: Demolishing Patriarchal Illegal Structures

Following "The Forest and the Trees," Allan Johnson delivers another masterpiece.

Each of us lives in a shantytown of patriarchy, entangled and bound by countless intricate threads of gender. In other words, we live in knotted gender relationships, unable to see our own circumstances or how to untangle ourselves. We may realize that we are deeply constrained by social institutions and pervasive cultural heritage, yet can only sigh that we are insignificant and powerless to change. If this situation feels familiar and resonates with you, then you absolutely must read this book.

Although author Allan Johnson is a white, middle-class, heterosexual male, he was shaped by the turbulent 1960s, enlightened by feminism, and actively practices it in his daily life. He deeply reflects on his own gender, class, and ethnic privileges and, by integrating a wealth of broad social research knowledge, meticulously lays out the mutually constitutive relationship between the patriarchal system and individual actors in this book. Unlike other books aimed at raising women's gender awareness, this book is written for both men and women who collectively inhabit the patriarchal house.