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UNINA9910826643303321 |
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Autore |
Richardson Sarah <1964 May 11-, > |
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Titolo |
The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain / / Sarah Richardson |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-96493-9 |
0-203-38361-3 |
1-299-27974-0 |
1-135-96486-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in gender and history ; ; 15 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Feminism - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 19th century |
Great Britain Politics and government 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain -- Politics at home -- Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy -- Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity -- Women and the politics of the parish -- Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life -- From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament -- Encounters with imperial and international affairs -- British women and the rosewater revolution -- Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traditional analyses of nineteenth-century politics have assigned women a peripheral role. By adopting a broader interpretation of political participation, the author identifies how middle-class women were able to contribute to political affairs in the nineteenth century. Examining the contribution that women made to British political life in the period 1800-1870 stimulates debates about gender and politics, the nature of authority and the definition of political culture.This volume examines female engagement in both traditional and |
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