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  3. A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400–1700
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      02 July 2009
      22 January 2009
      ISBN:
      9780511576089
      9780521888172
      9781107437210
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511576089
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.69kg, 346 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.47kg, 348 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    This ground-breaking book surveys the history of women's political thought in Europe from the late medieval period to the early modern era. The authors examine women's ideas about topics such as the basis of political authority, the best form of political organisation, justifications of obedience and resistance, and concepts of liberty, toleration, sociability, equality, and self-preservation. Women's ideas concerning relations between the sexes are discussed in tandem with their broader political outlooks; and the authors demonstrate that the development of a distinctively sexual politics is reflected in women's critiques of marriage, the double standard, and women's exclusion from government. Women writers are also shown to be indebted to the ancient idea of political virtue, and to be acutely aware of being part of a long tradition of female political commentary. This work will be of tremendous interest to political philosophers, historians of ideas, and feminist scholars alike.

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    'This book is important as much for its historical breadth, meticulous attention to scholarly detail, and subtle interpretation of texts, as for the power of philosophical imagination fueling the ambitious, pioneering project. It is a groundbreaking work insofar as it has opened up a new way of approaching the history of European political philosophy - one that places gender politics and the voices of women center stage.'

    Source: Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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