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Author:

Green, Karen, 1951- author.

Title:

A history of women's political thought in Europe, 1700-1800 / Karen Green.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

vii, 306 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Political science--Europe--History--18th century.
Women--History--Europe--History--18th century.
Women--Europe--History--History--18th century.
Europe--Politics and government--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Early eighteenth-century debates: from Anne Dacier to Catharine Trotter Cocburn -- Mary Delariviere Manley, Mary Wortley Montagu, and Eliza Haywood: sexuality and politics in the works of Whig and Tory women -- From the Marquise de Lambert to Francoise de Graffigny: the ideology of the salons -- Enlightenment women in Italy -- From Hanover and Leipzig to Russia -- Women's moral mission and the Bluestocking circle -- Responses to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: from Octavie Belot to Germaine de Sta©±l -- Radical English women: from Catherine Macaulay to Helen Maria Williams -- Anticipating and experiencing the revolution in France -- Women in revolution in Italy, Germany, and Holland -- Conclusion.

Summary:

During the eighteenth century, elite women participated in the philosophical, scientific, and political controversies that resulted in the overthrow of monarchy, the reconceptualisation of marriage, and the emergence of modern, democratic institutions. In this comprehensive study, Karen Green outlines and discusses the ideas and arguments of these women, exploring the development of their distinctive and contrasting political positions, and their engagement with the works of political thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Mandeville and Rousseau. Her exploration ranges across Europe from England through France, Italy, Germany and Russia, and discusses thinkers including Mary Astell, Emilie Du Ch©Øtelet, Luise Kulmus-Gottsched and Elisabetta Caminer Turra. This study demonstrates the depth of women's contributions to eighteenth-century political debates, recovering their historical significance and deepening our understanding of this period in intellectual history. It will provide an essential resource for readers in political philosophy, political theory, intellectual history, and women's studies. -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781316191774
131619177X
1107085837
9781107085831

OCLC:

(OCoLC)881387826

LCCN:

2014021022

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)