Speaking Truth to Power
- 作者
- 出版社 Random House US
- 出版时间 2012年1月 第1版
- ISBN 9780385476270
- 定价 139.40
内容简介
AfterherastonishingtestimonyintheClarenceThomashearings,AnitaHillceasedtobeaprivatecitizenandbecameapublicfigureatthewhite-hotcenterofanintensenationaldebateonhowmenandwomenrelatetoeachotherintheworkplace.Thatdebateledtoground-breakingcourtdecisionsandmajorshiftsincorporatepoliciesthathavehadaprofoundeffectonourlives--andonAnitaHill'slife.Now,withremarkableinsightandtotalcandor,AnitaHillreflectsoneventsbefore,during,andafterthehearings,offeringforthefirsttimeacompleteaccountthatshedsstartlingnewlightonthiswatershedevent.Onlyafterreadinghermovingrecollectionofherchildhoodonherfamily'sOklahomafarmcanwefullyappreciatethevaluesthatenabledhertowithstandtheharshscrutinysheenduredduringthehearingsandforyearsafterward.OnlyafterreadingherdetailednarrativeoftheSenateJudiciaryproceedingsdowereachanewunderstandingofhowWashington--andthemedia--rushtojudgment.Andonlyafterdiscoveringthepersonaltollofthiswrenchingordeal,andhowHillcopes,dowegainnewrespectforthisextraordinarywoman.HereisavitallyimportantworkthatallowsustounderstandwhyAnitaHilldidwhatshedid,andtherebybringsresolutiontooneofthemostcontroversialepisodesinournation'shistory.
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