S. Foley

French Socialism and Sexual Difference

Women and the New Society, 1803-44

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study explores the meanings ascribed to sexual difference in the theories of Charles Fourier, the Saint-Simonians and Flora Tristan. Their concept of 'the feminine' as a moral force justified a wide range of social roles for women. In addition, 'the feminine' became a symbol of the harmony and co-operation envisaged for the future. The study shows that, while these socialists challenged contemporary sex-role definitions, the new distinctions which they created nevertheless circumscribed the possibilities for female 'liberty'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-52530-2
• 1992
• Seitenzahl: 249
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780333525302
• ISBN-10: 0333525302
• Artikelnr.: 24452000

Autorenporträt

Susan Foley

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements - Introduction - Charles Fourier and the Nature of Woman - Charles Fourier and the Roles of Women - The Saint-Simonians Discover 'Woman' - The Saint-Simonians Define Women's Social Roles - The 'New Moral Law' and Women's Sexual Roles - The 'New Moral Law', the Family and Motherhood - Flora Tristan and the Moral Superiority of Woman - Flora Tristan, Socialism and the 'Reign of Women' - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index