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Sexuality and subordination : interdisciplinary studies of gender in the nineteenth century / edited by Susan Mendus and Jane Rendall.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Sex role.
- Sex role--France--History--19th century.
- Women--Socialization--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Women.
- Women--Socialization--France--History--19th century.
- Sex differences (Psychology)--History--19th century.
- Sex differences (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 260 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using insights from history, literature, sociology and philosophy, Sexuality and Subordination examines the construction of gender in nineteenth century Britain and France.
- Contents:
- INTRODUCTION PART I REPRESENTATIONS OF SEXUALITY 1 BALZAC’S A DAUGHTER OF EVE AND THE APPLE OF KNOWLEDGE 2 THE LADY OF SHALOTT IN ART AND LITERATURE 3 ‘SEX’ AND ‘RACE’: THE CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE AND IMAGE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY PART II SEXUALITY, SUBORDINATION, AND FEMINISM 4 FRIENDSHIP AND POLITICS: BARBARA LEIGH SMITH BODICHON (1827–91) AND BESSIE RAYNER PARKES (1829–1925) 5 THE MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS: THE IDEAL OF MARRIAGE IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF JOHN STUART MILL 6 WOMEN’S BIOLOGICAL STRAITJACKET 7 PRIVILEGE AND PATRIARCHY: FEMINIST THOUGHT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; POSTSCRIPT
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-32365-5
- 0-203-40278-2
- 9780203402788
- OCLC:
- 51779120
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