1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791466903321

Autore

Havers Grant N. <1965->

Titolo

Lincoln and the politics of Christian love [[electronic resource] /] / Grant N. Havers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8262-7206-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Charity - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The demanding politics of charity -- The concept of charity before Lincoln -- "With charity for all" : Lincoln raises the sights -- Charity and "we, the people" -- Natural right, charity, and political realism -- Charity and chosenness -- Conclusion : the future past of a charitable politics.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785992903321

Autore

Evans Mary <1946-, >

Titolo

Jane Austen and the state / / Mary Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-64299-9

0-203-81316-2

1-136-69805-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Jane Austen ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

823.7

Soggetti

Politics and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Social problems in literature

Capitalism and literature

Economics in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987 by Tavistock Publications.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; JANE AUSTEN AND THE STATE; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The world of Jane Austen; 2 Property relations; 3 Questioning the patriarchal order; 4 Women, men, and the state; Conclusion; Notes; List of works consulted or cited in the text; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Jane Austen is often associated with conservatism and her novels are often seen as light entertainment depicting a vanished world and its manners. Mary Evan's study, first published in 1987, seeks to contradict the conventional wisdom regarding Austen's social and political leanings and argues that far from endorsing established and conservative views Jane Austen advances a radical critique of the morality of bourgeois capitalism and demonstrates a concern for the articulation of women's rights and views whilst simultaneously drawing attention to the vulnerability of women in the eco