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The Emerging Female Citizen: Gender and Enlightenment in Spain
Theresa Ann Smith
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Hardback. Shows that Spanish intellectuals, calls for Spain to modernize its political, social, and economic institutions brought the question of women's place to the forefront, along with women themselves. This book illustrates the visibility of women, and reveals the processes that led to their swift exit from public institutions in the early 1800s. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Eighteenth-century Spanish women were not idle bystanders during one of Europe's most dynamic eras. As Theresa Ann Smith skillfully demonstrates in this lively and absorbing book, Spanish intellectuals, calling for Spain to modernize its political, social, and economic institutions, brought the question of women's place to the forefront, as did women themselves. In explaining how both discourse and women's actions worked together to define women's roles in the nation, The Emerging Female Citizen not only illustrates the rising visibility of women, but also reveals the complex processes that led to women's relatively swift exit from most public institutions in the ... Read more
Eighteenth-century Spanish women were not idle bystanders during one of Europe's most dynamic eras. As Theresa Ann Smith skillfully demonstrates in this lively and absorbing book, Spanish intellectuals, calling for Spain to modernize its political, social, and economic institutions, brought the question of women's place to the forefront, as did women themselves. In explaining how both discourse and women's actions worked together to define women's roles in the nation, The Emerging Female Citizen not only illustrates the rising visibility of women, but also reveals the complex processes that led to women's relatively swift exit from most public institutions in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Studies on the History of Society & Culture
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520245839
SKU
V9780520245839
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About Theresa Ann Smith
Theresa Ann Smith received her PhD in History from the University of California, San Diego. She is a Visiting Scholar at UCLA's Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and Chair of the Social Studies Department at Oakwood School in North Hollywood.
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