| Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Blee, Kathleen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520257871 ISBN-13: 9780520257870 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. In "Women of the Klan, "sociologist Kathleen M. Blee dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. In her new preface, Blee reflects on how recent scholarship on gender and right-wing extremism suggests new ways to understand women's place in the 1920s Klan's crusade for white and Christian supremacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 322.42 |
| LCCN: 90-11287 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. In Women of the Klan, sociologist Kathleen M. Blee dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. In her new preface, Blee reflects on how recent scholarship on gender and right-wing extremism suggests new ways to understand women's place in the 1920s Klan's crusade for white and Christian supremacy. |