0948984031 Paperback pamphlet, 31 pages, Phoenix Press publishers (London, England import edition), 1991 print date, ISBN: 0948984031. Title: SCUM Manifesto author: Valerie Solanas. Usually ships with delivery confirmation, this booklet is small enough to qualify for shipping via First Class Mail instead of Media Mail for better handling and faster delivery. Where available, a photo of the actual cover has been provided instead of a stock photo. Condition description: wear and tear to covers, especially along the spine of the booklet, showing some wrinkling and rubbing of ink, some rubbing of the red ink along the top edge of the front cover, nothing major, a good reading copy but this is the main reason for the 'acceptable' condition, text itself is in good shape, stapled binding has shiny staples. A disturbing short work with plenty of profanity, reprinted from the 1968 original, with the premise that with advances in technology, the male half of the human race is unnecessary and can be eliminated. Some claim it is satire in the vein of Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' others claim it is a primordial work of feminism. In any case, Valerie Solanas is best known for her shooting of the artist, Andy Warhol. From the text: Authority and Government: Having no sense of right or wrong, no conscience, which can only stem from an ability to empathize with others... having no faith in his non-existent self, being necessarily competitive and, by nature, unable to co-operate, the male feels a need for external guidance and control. So he created authorities - priests, experts, bosses, leaders, etc. - and government. Wanting the female (Mama) to guide him, but unable to accept this fact (he is, after all, a MAN), wanting to play Woman, to usurp her function as Guider and Protector, he sees to it that all authorities are male. *