Emma Goldman : political thinking in the streets / Kathy Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Kathy E.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Twentieth-century political thinkers.

20th century political thinkers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940.

Goldman, Emma.

Anarchists--United States--Biography.

Anarchists.

Feminists--United States--Biography.

Feminists.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham [Md.] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emma Goldman has often been read for her colorful life story, her lively if troubled sex life, and her wide-ranging political activism. Few have taken her seriously as a political thinker, even though in her lifetime she was a vigorous public intellectual within a global network of progressive politics. Engaging Goldman as a political thinker allows us to rethink the common dualism between theory and practice, scrutinize stereotypes of anarchism by placing Goldman within a fuller historical context, recognize the remarkable contributions of anarchism in creating public life, and open up contem

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Most Dangerous Anarchist in America; Chapter 2. Anarchist Spaces; Chapter 3. The Anarchist Apprentice; Chapter 4. Gender and Genre; Chapter 5. How Could She Miss Race?; Chapter 6. Emma Goldman's Women; Chapter 7. Political Thinking in the Streets; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-8181-600-1

1-283-03108-6

9786613031082

1-4422-1048-6

OCLC:

712603529