The subject of liberty : toward a feminist theory of freedom /
This book reconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. Nancy Hirschmann argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy severely reduces the concept'...
| Основен автор: | Hirschmann, Nancy J. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2003.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286638 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Subject of liberty. |
| Резюме: |
This book reconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. Nancy Hirschmann argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy severely reduces the concept's complexity, which is more fully revealed by taking such practical issues into account. Hirschmann begins by arguing that the dominant Western understanding of freedom does not provide a conceptual vocabulary for accurately characterizing women's experiences. Often, free choice is assumed when women are in f. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 287 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400825363 1400825369 |