Austrian Women in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Cross-disciplinary Perspectives

AvDavid F. Good,Margarete Grandner

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

Del i serien Austrian and Habsburg Studies

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Beskrivning

This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together scholars from different disciplines who address the history of women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria and in the context of its rich and complicated history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-11-14
Mått:140 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Austrian and Habsburg Studies
Antal sidor:250
Förlag:Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN:9781571810458

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

David F. Good is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.

Recensioner i media

"... the text's greatest strength [is] having compiled essays in history, political sciences, and gender studies. The diversity of the contributions is truly impressive ... a selection of very fine and engaging essays ... [it] provides a wealth of historical information increasingly needed for cultural and literary inquiries ... allows the reader to select up-to-date scholarship..., to have statistics and historical summaries available for classroom use, and to obtain important references for an in-depth examination." · Women in German"... provides information about a group still on the margins of academic discourse to an English-speaking audience. In addition, valuable bibliographic information follows each essay." · The German Quarterly

Innehållsförteckning

List of Tables and FiguresPrefaceIntroductionEve Nyaradi DvorakPART I: GENDER AND POLITICSChapter 1. The Gendered Politics of German Nationalism in Austria, 1880-1900Pieter M. JudsonChapter 2. The Limits of Female Desire: The Contributions of Austrian Feminists to the Sexual Debate in Fin-de-Siècle ViennaKarin J. JusekChapter 3. Female Education in German-Speaking Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 1866-1914James C. AlbisettiChapter 4. Women in Austrian Politics, 1890-1934: Goals and VisionsBirgitta Bada-ZaarChapter 5. Women in the Austrian Parliament: Opportunities and BarriersGerda NeyerPART II: WOMEN AND WORKChapter 6. The Gendering of the Service Sector in Austria at the End of the Nineteenth CenturyErna AppeltChapter 7. Women and their Work in the Labor Market and in the HouseholdGudrun BifflChapter 8. Femininity and Professionalism: A Psychoanalytic Study of Ambition in Female Academics and Managers in AustriaGertraud Diem-WillePART III: FEMALE IDENTITIESChapter 9. The Discourse on Female Sexuality in Nineteenth-Century AustriaMarie-Luise AngererChapter 10. Representations of the Beginning: Shaping Gender Identities in Written Life Stories of Women and MenMonika BernoldChapter 11. War and Gender Identity: The Experience of Austrian Women, 1945-1950Irene Bandhauer-Schöffmann and Ela HornungThe Contributors