{"product_id":"wollstonecraft-independent-woman-hardback-9781509519071","title":"Wollstonecraft; Independent Woman (Hardback) 9781509519071","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWollstonecraft\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIndependent Woman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan M. S. J. Coffee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509519071, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFamous as the author of \u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Wollstonecraft was a wide-ranging and controversial moral and political philosopher. She engaged with many of the most polarising issues of her day: criticising social hierarchies, advocating for educational reform, analysing the French Revolution, and challenging men’s political dominance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this illuminating introduction, Alan Coffee argues that the originality of Wollstonecraft’s feminist arguments is best understood within the context of a systematic and comprehensive philosophical system built up from a set of ‘simple’ theological and moral principles. An effective way to approach this is through the concept of freedom as independence. Drawing on all of Wollstonecraft’s works, including her novels, reviews and letters, Coffee shows how the ideal of independence illuminates and unites many of her intellectual preoccupations and her contribution to contemporary debates, such as on the structural nature of social injustice and the republican notion of freedom as non-domination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis gripping account of Wollstonecraft’s work sheds new light on one of the most important eighteenth-century thinkers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 An Amazon Stept Out\u003cbr\u003e 2 Life, Works, Interlocutors\u003cbr\u003e 3 Religious Foundation\u003cbr\u003e 4 Independence\u003cbr\u003e 5 Mind\u003cbr\u003e 6 Education\u003cbr\u003e 7 Civil and Political Life\u003cbr\u003e 8 Marriage and Family Life\u003cbr\u003e 9 Mere Dolls\u003cbr\u003e 10 Legacy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441786679576,"sku":"9781509519071","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509519071.jpg?v=1785025048","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wollstonecraft-independent-woman-hardback-9781509519071","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}