{"product_id":"wollstonecraft-independent-woman-paperback-softback-9781509519088","title":"Wollstonecraft; Independent Woman (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509519088","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\"\u003e9781509519088, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e230 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book is extremely well put together, following a single thread: Wollstonecraft’s republican theory of independence. It is insightful and innovative and I expect will turn out to be one of the most important philosophical contributions to Wollstonecraft scholarship.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandrine Bergès, Bilkent University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alan Coffee treats Wollstonecraft’s moral and political philosophy with the analytical respect, it has not always receives, but truly deserves. Demonstrating the centrality of the ideal of independence in her thought, he shows how exciting a thinker she remains.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSylvana Tomaselli, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e1 An Amazon Stept Out\u003cbr\u003e2 Life, Works, Interlocutors\u003cbr\u003e3 Religious Foundation\u003cbr\u003e4 Independence\u003cbr\u003e5 Mind\u003cbr\u003e6 Education\u003cbr\u003e7 Civil and Political Life\u003cbr\u003e8 Marriage and Family Life\u003cbr\u003e9 Mere Dolls\u003cbr\u003e10 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":52483198583064,"sku":"9781509519088","price":16.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509519088.jpg?v=1786023889","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/wollstonecraft-independent-woman-paperback-softback-9781509519088","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}