Women theorists on society and politics / Lynn McDonald, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDonald, Lynn, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--History.

Political science.

Social sciences--Philosophy--History.

Social sciences.

Women political scientists--History.

Women political scientists.

Women social scientists--History.

Women social scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Revolution, abolition of slavery, public health care, welfare, violence against women, war and militarism — such issues have been debated for centuries. But much work done by women theorists on these traditional social and political topics is little known or difficult to obtain. This new anthology contains significant excerpts not normally included in standard collections. Women Theorists on Society and Politics brings together scarce, previously unpublished and newly translated excerpts from works by such women theorists as Emilie du Châtelet, Germaine de Staël, Catharine Macaulay, Mary Wollstonecraft, Flora Tristan, Harriet Martineau, Florence Nightingale, Beatrice Webb and Jane Addams. It focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century writers, but also includes some selections from as early as the Renaissance and late seventeenth century. Introductions to the material, biographical background and secondary sources enhance this important collection. Women Theorists on Society and Politics provides essential theory on standard topics and a balance to the anthologies of feminist writing now more commonly available.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Iintroduction

Early Theorists

Theorists on Revolution

Theorists on Social Reform

Theorists on Gender and Violence

Theorists on Peace, War and Militarism

An Afterword

Manuscript Sources

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610925025

9781554587445

1554587441

9781280925023

1280925027

9780889207035

0889207038

OCLC:

614476791