Lady Macbeth's Sisters: Women's Power in Political Elites in the Transition from

Description: Lady Macbeth's Sisters by H. Hoekstra, J. Oldersma Within womens history the symbolic importance of the vote to generations of feminists has meant the relative absence of historical investigation into the nature of power of women within political elites. However, from ancient times onwards, women have found themselves at the political apex, often as a consequence of their position within a kinship system. Recent interest in gender relations in and around parliament and party has shifted the focus back to women who belonged to the upper class. This volume seeks to address a number of revisions in the ongoing debate on the history of womens political power by highlighting the changing power resources available to women in the context of institutional change.Using a biographical approach the authors demonstrate how female political power since the early-modern era changed and was in certain respects diminished as consequence of the modern transition from monarchy to de-mocracy. In the final chapters, however, they document how women fought back and succeeded in gaining if not yet equality at least a firm foothold in politics.For historians and philosophers alike the question of whether the democratisation of European politics held an unequivocal advantage for women is as urgent as ever. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Long Description Within womens history the symbolic importance of the vote to generations of feminists has meant the relative absence of historical investigation into the nature of power of women within political elites. However, from ancient times onwards, women have found themselves at the political apex, often as a consequence of their position within a kinship system. Recent interest in gender relations in and around parliament and party has shifted the focus back to women who belonged to the upper class. This volume seeks to address a number of revisions in the ongoing debate on the history of womens political power by highlighting the changing power resources available to women in the context of institutional change.Using a biographical approach the authors demonstrate how female politi-cal power since the early-modern era changed and was in certain respects diminished as consequence of the modern transition from monarchy to de-mocracy. In the final chapters, however, they document how women fought back and succeeded in gaining if not yet equality at least a firm foothold in politics. For historians and philosophers alike the question of whether the democratisation of European politics held an unequivocal advantage for women is as urgent as ever. Details ISBN904292554X Short Title LADY MACBETHS SISTERS Pages 225 Series Groningen Studies in Cultural Change Language English ISBN-10 904292554X ISBN-13 9789042925540 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-12-31 Subtitle Womens Power in Political Elites in the Transition from Monarchy to Democracy Imprint Peeters Publishers Place of Publication Leuven Country of Publication Belgium Illustrations Illustrations Author J. Oldersma Publisher Peeters Publishers Edited by J. Oldersma DEWEY 320.084094 Series Number v.43 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137309709;

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