Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory
Title | Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy J. Hirschmann |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0691129894 |
Examines the gender and class foundations of the modern understanding of freedom.
Gender in Political Theory
Title | Gender in Political Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Squires |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 421 |
Release | 2013-05-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0745668577 |
This wide-ranging and accessible book provides a thorough overview of the key debates in gender and political theory.
Women in Political Theory
Title | Women in Political Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Diana H. Coole |
Publisher | |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Political Science |
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"This book Looks at how misogyny and western political thought were intertwined in their origins and how this relationship has worked itself out through the classic texts of traditional and modern political thory. In this revised edition. the analysis of these texts is accompanied by a new introduction and conclusion which bring the debates on this topic up to date. The concluding chapter examines contemporary feminist theory by discussing pooststructuralist and postmodernist themes, which allows for a reappraisal of the critical perspcti..."
Gender and Power
Title | Gender and Power PDF eBook |
Author | Raewyn Connell |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2014-05-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0745665276 |
This book is an important introductory textbook on sexual politics and an original contribution to the reformulation of social and political theory. In a discussion of, among other issues, psychoanalysis, Marxism and feminist theories, the structure of gender relations, and working class feminism, Connell has produced a major work of synthesis and scholarship which will be of unique value to students and professionals in sociology, politics, women's studies and to anyone interested in the field of sexual politics. Visit www.raewynconnell.net
Women in Plato's Political Theory
Title | Women in Plato's Political Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Morag Buchan |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780415921848 |
Publisher description: This book examines the role of the female and the feminine in Plato's philosophy, and suggests that Plato's views on women are central to his political philosophy. Morag Buchan explores Plato's writings to argue his notions of the inferior female and the superior male. While Plato appears to allow women equal opportunity and participation of political life in the Ideal State in The Republic, his motivation rests on masculine ideals. Women in Plato's Political Theory examines issues including women's relationship to men, to reproduction, to rational thought and politics in Plato's work, and addresses more generally the problem of sexual identity in philosophy. This book is an important contribution toward a wider interpretation of Platonic philosophy.
The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics PDF eBook |
Author | Georgina Waylen |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 887 |
Release | 2013-02-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199790833 |
As a field of scholarship, gender and politics has exploded over the last fifty years and is now global, institutionalized, and ever expanding. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics brings to political science an accessible and comprehensive overview of the key contributions of gender scholars to the study of politics and shows how these contributions produce a richer understanding of polities and societies. Like the field it represents, the handbook has a broad understanding of what counts as political and is based on a notion of gender that highlights masculinities as well as femininities, thereby moving feminist debates in politics beyond the focus on women. It engages with some of the key aspects of political science as well as important themes in gender and feminist research (such as sexuality and body politics), thereby forging a dialogue between gender studies in politics and mainstream political science. The handbook is organized in sections that look at sexuality and body politics; political economy; civil society; participation, representation and policymaking; institutions, states and governance as well as nation, citizenship and identity. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics contains and reflects the best scholarship in its field.
Gender and Political Theory
Title | Gender and Political Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Hawkesworth |
Publisher | Polity |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-02-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781509525829 |
Western political theory typically incorporates certain assumptions about sex and gender as natural, unvarying and “pre-political.” This book critically examines these assumptions and shows how recent scholarship undermines the illusion that bodies exist outside politics and beyond the reach of the state. Leading political theorist Mary Hawkesworth’s cutting-edge intersectional account demonstrates how popular conceptions of human nature, public and private, citizenship, liberty, the state, and injustice relegate women, people of color, sexual minorities, and gender-variant people to inferior status despite constitutional guarantees of equality before the law. Hawkesworth argues that traditional political theory has contributed to the perpetuation of pernicious forms of injustice by masking the state’s role in the creation of subordinated and stigmatized subjects. The book draws insights from critical race, feminist, postcolonial, queer, and trans* theory to give a compelling, original, and highly readable introduction to historical and contemporary debates on gender and political theory for students.