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Sexuality and subordination : interdisciplinary studies of gender in the nineteenth century / edited by Susan Mendus and Jane Rendall.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Mendus, Susan.
Rendall, Jane, 1945-
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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