Women's Emancipation Movements in the Nineteenth Century: A European Perspective - Hardcover

Paletschek, Sylvia; Pietrow-Ennker, Bianka

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804747644 ISBN 13: 9780804747646

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The nineteenth century, a time of far-reaching cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation in Europe, brought about fundamental changes in the role of women. Women achieved this by fighting for their rights in the legal, economic, and political spheres. In the various parts of Europe, this process went forward at a different pace and followed different patterns. Most historical research up to now has ignored this diversity, preferring to focus on women's emancipation movements in major western European countries such as Britain and France. The present volume provides a broader context to the movement by including countries both large and small from all regions of Europe.

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Review:

"Women's Emancipation Movements is an original and important contribution to the literature on European women's movements. This collection of essays offers a narrative synthesis that takes a broad perspective on women's movements, and it includes coverage of countries neglected by other studies. There is no other work quite like this one."

From the Back Cover:

..".This volume...is an excellent introduction to early women's movements."--Choice
"This is a welcome addition to the field, and one that scholars will find particularly useful in their efforts to move their understanding beyond the well-known examples of British, French, or German feminism."--American Historical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0804747644
• ISBN 13: 9780804747646
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448