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From: The Scotsman | Date: January 26, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

The Demon Lover, by Robin Morgan (Piatkus, GBP 12.99)

LOVE AND terror? Do they really go together? According to Morgan they do. The demon lover that bewitches us all, she says, is the freedom fighter, the warrior, knight, hero. Otherwise known as the villain, vigilante, suspect loner or latterly, terrorist. Slamming the point home in an unashamed feminist framework, Morgan's astute and provocative study pinpoints the roots, attractions and aims of terrorism in patriarchal societies. Even for those who may not agree with her avowedly extreme polemic, there is plenty to stir the mind, from ...

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