Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, c1976.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-295)

pt. 1. The mermaid and the minotaur -- Terms and aims -- The human project of sexual liberty -- pt. 2. The rocking of the cradle and the ruling of the world -- The rocking of the cradle -- Higamous-hogamous -- "Children! every one of them!" -- "Sometimes you wonder if they're human" -- The dirty goddess -- The ruling of the world --pt. 3. Sexual arrangements and the human malaise -- Mama and the mad megamachine -- At the edge.

"Since its publication in 1976, Dorothy Dinnerstein's The Mermaid and the Minotaur has been recognized as one of the most significant contributions to modern feminist thought. The book, translated into at least seven languages, is widely used in women's studies courses and is an influential text outside academia as well. On a level with Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, it has remained intensely relevant to a wide audience due to its pioneering message of equality. In this work, Dinnerstein challenges the ideology underlying the female monopoly of childcare and demonstrates the importance of men taking a similarly active role in parenting. A seminal feminist text, The Mermaid and the Minotaur brilliantly integrates feminist theory with Kleinian psychoanalytical theory." -- Amazon.com.