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29 produkter
Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom
Inbunden, 2019
240 kr
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Academic freedom rests on a shared belief that the production of knowledge advances the common good. In an era of education budget cuts, wealthy donors intervening in university decisions, and right-wing groups threatening dissenters, scholars cannot expect that those in power will value their …
Sex and Secularism
Häftad, 2019
272 kr
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How gender inequality is built into the conception of modern secular nation-statesJoan Wallach Scott’s acclaimed writings have been foundational for the field of gender history. With Sex and Secularism, she challenges one of the central claims of the "clash of civilizations" polemic—that secularism …
Parité!
Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism
Häftad, 2005
333 kr
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France today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In …
Politics of the Veil
Häftad, 2010
280 kr
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In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France's values of secular liberalism and …
Gender and the Politics of History
Häftad, 2018
289 kr
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This landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a foundational demonstration of the uses of gender as a conceptual tool for cultural and historical analysis. Joan Wallach Scott offers a trenchant critique of the compartmentalization of women’s history, arguing that political and social …
Politics of the Veil
E-bok, 2009
368 kr
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In 2004, the French government instituted a ban on the wearing of "conspicuous signs" of religious affiliation in public schools. Though the ban applies to everyone, it is aimed at Muslim girls wearing headscarves. Proponents of the law insist it upholds France''s values of secular liberalism and …
Feminism and History
Häftad, 1996
769 kr
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The question of difference - between women and men and among women - is at the heart of feminist theory and the history of feminism. Feminists have long debated the meanings of sexual difference: is it an underlying truth of nature or the result of changing social belief? Are women the same as or …
Parite!
Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism
E-bok, 2007
722 kr
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France today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In …
On the Judgment of History
Inbunden, 2020
819 kr
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In the face of conflict and despair, we often console ourselves by saying that history will be the judge. Today’s oppressors may escape being held responsible for their crimes, but the future will condemn them. Those who stand up for progressive values are on the right side of history. As ideas …
On the Judgment of History
Häftad, 2020
221 kr
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In the face of conflict and despair, we often console ourselves by saying that history will be the judge. Today’s oppressors may escape being held responsible for their crimes, but the future will condemn them. Those who stand up for progressive values are on the right side of history. As ideas …
Glassworkers of Carmaux
French Craftsmen and Political Action in a Nineteenth-Century City
Häftad, 1980
358 kr
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This award-winning study analyzes in close detail the experiences of glassworkers as mechanization transformed their trade from a highly skilled art to a semiskilled occupation. Arguing that changes in the organization of work altered the lifestyle and political outlook of the glassworker, Joan …
Only Paradoxes to Offer
French Feminists and the Rights of Man
Häftad, 1997
382 kr
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When feminists argued for political rights in the context of liberal democracy they faced an impossible choice. On the one hand, they insisted that the differences between men and women were irrelevant for citizenship. On the other hand, by the fact that they acted on behalf of women, they …
Schools of Thought
Twenty-Five Years of Interpretive Social Science
Av Joan Wallach Scott, Debra Keates
Häftad, 2001
1129 kr
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Schools of Thought brings together a cast of prominent scholars to assess, with unprecedented breadth and vigor, the intellectual revolution over the past quarter century in the social sciences. This collection of twenty essays stems from a 1997 conference that celebrated the twenty-fifth …
Sex and Secularism
Inbunden, 2017
403 kr
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How secularism has been used to justify the subordination of women Joan Wallach Scott's acclaimed and controversial writings have been foundational for the field of gender history. With Sex and Secularism, Scott challenges one of the central claims of the "clash of civilizations" polemic--the false …
Schools of Thought
Twenty-Five Years of Interpretive Social Science
Av Debra Keates, Joan Wallach Scott
E-bok, 2021
856 kr
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Schools of Thought brings together a cast of prominent scholars to assess, with unprecedented breadth and vigor, the intellectual revolution over the past quarter century in the social sciences. This collection of twenty essays stems from a 1997 conference that celebrated the twenty-fifth …
Women's Studies on the Edge
Häftad, 2008
521 kr
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At many universities, women’s studies programs have achieved department status, establishing tenure-track appointments, graduate programs, and consistent course enrollments. Yet, as Joan Wallach Scott notes in her introduction to this collection, in the wake of its institutional successes, women’s …
Fantasy of Feminist History
Häftad, 2011
352 kr
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In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy. Tracing the evolution of her thinking about gender over the course of her career, the pioneering historian explains how her search for …
Shock of Medievalism
Av Joan Wallach Scott, Kathleen Biddick
E-bok, 1998
587 kr
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In The Shock of Medievalism Kathleen Biddick explores the nineteenth-century foundations of medieval studies as an academic discipline as well as certain unexamined contemporary consequences of these origins. By pairing debates over current academic trends and issues with innovative readings of …
Women's Studies on the Edge
E-bok, 2008
506 kr
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At many universities, women’s studies programs have achieved department status, establishing tenure-track appointments, graduate programs, and consistent course enrollments. Yet, as Joan Wallach Scott notes in her introduction to this collection, in the wake of its institutional successes, women’s …
Fantasy of Feminist History
E-bok, 2011
520 kr
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In The Fantasy of Feminist History , Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy. Tracing the evolution of her thinking about gender over the course of her career, the pioneering historian explains how her search for …
Sex and Secularism
E-bok, 2017
294 kr
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How secularism has been used to justify the subordination of women Joan Wallach Scott’s acclaimed and controversial writings have been foundational for the field of gender history. With Sex and Secularism , Scott challenges one of the central claims of the “clash of civilizations” polemic—the false …
Psychoanalysis and History
Av Brian Connolly, Joan Wallach Scott
Häftad, 2022
165 kr
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The relationship between history and psychoanalysis has long been contentious, starting with Freud’s ambivalence toward history, with some declaring the two fields to be largely incommensurable. The contributors to this special issue rethink this complicated dynamic, demonstrating both the uses of …
Der neue und der alte französische Säkularismus
E-bok, 2019
91 kr
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Was hat der Kampf für eine säkulare politische Öffentlichkeit mit Gleichberechtigung zu tun? Nichts, sagt Joan Wallach Scott, der Säkularismus kann die Fortschritte der Gleichberechtigung nicht für sich reklamieren.Joan Wallach Scott, seit Jahrzehnten eine Schlüsselfigur der Gender Studies, …
Sobre el juicio de la Historia
E-bok, 2022
79 kr
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Ante los conflictos y los horrores desatados por el hombre, se ha venido dando por sentada en los últimos decenios la certidumbre de que «el juicio de la historia» acaba viniendo a restituir tarde o temprano, siquiera moralmente, el justo orden de las cosas. Sin embargo, el resurgimiento en los …
In the Name of History
Häftad, 2019
181 kr
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In this book Joan Wallach Scott discusses the role history has played as an arbiter of right and wrong and of those who claim to act in its name—in the name of history. Scott investigates three different instances in which repudiation of the past was conceived as a way to a better future: the …
Parité!
Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism
Inbunden, 2005
786 kr
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France today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In …
Women's Studies on the Edge
Inbunden, 2008
1263 kr
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At many universities, women’s studies programs have achieved department status, establishing tenure-track appointments, graduate programs, and consistent course enrollments. Yet, as Joan Wallach Scott notes in her introduction to this collection, in the wake of its institutional successes, women’s …
Fantasy of Feminist History
Inbunden, 2011
1272 kr
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In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy. Tracing the evolution of her thinking about gender over the course of her career, the pioneering historian explains how her search for …
