| Elite Women in English Political Life C.1754-1790 Contributor(s): Chalus, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 019928010X ISBN-13: 9780199280100 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Based on wide-ranging, original research into political, personal, and general correspondences across a period of significant social and political change, this book explores the gendered nature of politics and political life in eighteenth-century England by focusing on the political involvement of female members of the political elite. Chalus argues that the personal, social, and particularly the familial nature of eighteenth-century politics provided more women with a wider variety of opportunities for involvement than ever before. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science |
| Dewey: 658.816 |
| Series: Oxford Historical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.04" W x 8.8" (1.18 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on wide-ranging, original research into political, personal, and general correspondences across a period of significant social and political change, this book explores the gendered nature of politics and political life in eighteenth-century England by focusing on the political involvement of female members of the political elite. Chalus argues that the personal, social, and particularly the familial nature of eighteenth-century politics provided more women with a wider variety of opportunities for involvement than ever before. |
