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Signifying Woman

by Linda M.G. Zerilli
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Overview

Woman has been defined in classic political theory as elusive yet dangerous, by her nature fundamentally destructive to public life. In the view of Linda M. G. Zerilli, however, gender relations shape the very grammar of citizenship. In deeply textured interpretations of Rousseau, Burke, and Mill, Zerilli recasts our understanding of woman as the agent of social chaos and makes a major advance for feminist political theory.

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"Signifying Woman is in many respects a benchmark in feminist political theory. What Zerilli sets out to do (and successfully does) is to argue that a feminist critical practice of reading texts in political theory is insufficient if confined to efforts to 'get woman' right"-Kimberly F. Curtis, Duke University, Women and Politics, Vol. 18, No. 3, 1997.

Book Details

Published
March 17, 1994
Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1994.
Pages
232
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780801481772

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