"The truest form of patriotism" : pacifist feminism in Britain, 1870-1902 / / Heloise Brown

• Autore: Brown Heloise
• Pubblicazione: Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/094109/034
• Soggetto topico: Feminism - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Pacifism - Great Britain - History - 19th century; Women pacifists - Great Britain - History - 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Pacifism and feminism in Victorian Britain; 1 The physical force objection to women's suffrage; 2 'The women of the whole world form . . . a unity': feminist journals and peace questions; 3 'Conspicuous' philanthropists: nonconformist religion in nineteenth-century pacifism; 4 'The antagonism of sex': the Peace Society and women; 5 Priscilla Peckover and the 'truest form of patriotism'; 6 Ellen Robinson: ' "United action" in Continental politics'; 7 'Unity is strength': the International Arbitration and Peace Association ; 8 Awakening women: pacifist feminism in the IAPA9 'A new kind of patriotism'? British women in international politics; 10 Feminist responses to the second Anglo-Boer war, 1899-1902; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This fascinating book explores the pervasive influence of pacifism on Victorian feminism. Drawing on previously unused source material, it provides an account of Victorian women who campaigned for peace and the many feminists who incorporated pacifist ide
• Titolo autorizzato: "The truest form of patriotism"
• ISBN: 1-78170-045-1; 1-280-73449-3; 9786610734498; 1-84779-080-1; 1-4237-0652-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910865498403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gender in history.