{"product_id":"book-clubs-women-and-the-uses-of-reading-in-everyday-life-paperback","title":"Book Clubs: Women and the Uses of Reading in Everyday Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Long\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs and shows how they have become a vital arena for self-information, one that has as much currency now as it did a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook clubs are everywhere these days. And women talk about the clubs they belong to with surprising emotion. But why are the clubs so important to them? And what do the women discuss when they meet? To answer questions like these, Elizabeth Long spent years observing and participating in women's book clubs and interviewing members from different discussion groups. Far from being an isolated activity, she finds reading for club members to be an active and social pursuit, a crucial way for women to reflect creatively on the meaning of their lives and their place in the social order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Long\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of sociology at Rice University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream and the Popular Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eFrom Sociology to Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9.09 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039551656016,"sku":"9780226492629","price":66.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/OHk3YWtqYnBSMkM2c2hVUUxVem5ndz09.webp?v=1771841585","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/book-clubs-women-and-the-uses-of-reading-in-everyday-life-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}