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Hardcover. This is the most comprehensive analysis to date of women's involvement in British political culture in the first half of the 19th century. Innovative in its attention to both urban and rural experiences of politics, the volume also challenges many assumptions about contemporary politics, including fresh insights into the Reform Act of 1832. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
This volume provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of women's involvement in British political culture in the first half of the nineteenth century. It is based upon extensive archival research, but also engages with recent feminist theories in the social sciences, such as psychology and sociology. The volume is innovative too for its attention to rural experiences of politics, as well as urban. Dr Gleadle not only throws new light on women's political activities but also does much to challenge many traditional assumptions about contemporary politics per se. This includes, for example, fresh insights into the great Reform Act ... Read more
This volume provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of women's involvement in British political culture in the first half of the nineteenth century. It is based upon extensive archival research, but also engages with recent feminist theories in the social sciences, such as psychology and sociology. The volume is innovative too for its attention to rural experiences of politics, as well as urban. Dr Gleadle not only throws new light on women's political activities but also does much to challenge many traditional assumptions about contemporary politics per se. This includes, for example, fresh insights into the great Reform Act ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197264492
SKU
V9780197264492
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Reviews for Borderline Citizens
[An] excellent book. Compelling not simply because it is theoretically well informed but because it is exceptionally well researched. The depth and breadth of her engagement with the published and manuscript sources of the era is remarkable.
Journal of British Studies
a subtle, full of minute and often fascinating detail
Caroline Franklin, Times Higher Education
Journal of British Studies
a subtle, full of minute and often fascinating detail
Caroline Franklin, Times Higher Education