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Women in European History
Gisela Bock (Author)
9780631191452, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 10 December 2001
316 pages
23.1 x 15.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.463 kg
"Bock looks at issues such as marriage, women's roles in the French and Industrial Revolutions, the nature and definition of the family, women and the welfare state, the Nazi regime, and the women's movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book succeeds in synthesizing a substantial amount of comparative gender and cultural history over a considerable time span. And to Bock's credit, she strikes a good balance between factual information and biography... there is much food for thought" Lori Williamson, Open University "Bock offers interesting insights into class, race, and gender...Her treatment of the divisive legislation is sophisticated and nuanced." Mary Kinnear, University of Manitoba - Canadian Journal of History "... A welcome addition to ... women's history in Europe.This is a stimulating book." Reviews
This book illustrates the social, cultural, legal and, political conditions that European women have faced from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Series Editor’s Preface vii Preface ix 1 Querelle des femmes: A European Gender Dispute 1 The Dignity of Man and the Dignity of Woman 2 Misogamy and Misogyny; Philogamy and Philogyny 14 The Power of Fathers, the Power of Men, the Power of Women 27 2 The French Revolution: The Dispute is Resumed 32 Hopes 33 Rights of Man and Rights of Woman 41 Amazons and Counter-revolutionaries 55 Napoleon and the Revolution in Europe 62 Nocturnal Intrigues 78 3 Challenging Boundaries: A Third Gender Dispute 82 Changing Debates and Language 84 No Angels in the House: Ideals and Realities 93 Old and New Labour 99 Pre-Pioneers and Pioneers of the Women’s Movement 108 A Social Movement 116 4 From the Social to the Political 127 National and Transnational Movements 128 Equal because Different: The Political Discourse of Suffragism 137 First-comers and Late-comers: European Paths to Women’s Suffrage 145 Citizenship and Mother’s Rights 156 Social Policies for and against Women 168 5 Between Extremes 174 Female Citizens and the New Woman 175 Maternity and Paternity in the Welfare State 181 Paths Leading to Dictatorship: The Political and the Private 189 National Socialism and Race Policy 206 War and Genocide in Europe 218 6 Civil, Political and Social Rights: A New Gender Debate 233 Liberty and Equality 235 The Longest Revolution 245 History, Mind and Gender 256 Notes 265 Bibliography 280 Index 291
Subject Areas: History [HB]
