Citizenship and Gender in Britain, 1688-1928

ISBN-13: 9781138501058 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 194 str.

Matthew McCormack

Opis

Citizenship and Gender in Britain, 1688-1928 explores citizenship in Britain during a period when admission to the political community was commonly thought about in terms of gender. It is essential reading for students of early modern and modern British history, gender history, and political history.

Spis treści

Introduction: what is citizenship?; 1 The state and the public sphere; 2 Political masculinities, 1688-1837; 3 The British electoral tradition; 4 Patriotism and revolution, 1776-1819; 5 Women and political campaigning; 6 Reform, domesticity and citizenship, 1820-1848; 7 Feminism and citizenship; 8 Popular politics in the age of mass party, 1837-1901; 9 Citizenship, society and the state; 10 Votes for women, 1865-1928; Conclusion

O autorze

Matthew McCormack is Professor of History at the University of Northampton. He has published widely on masculinity, politics and war. His previous books include The Independent Man: Citizenship and Gender Politics in Georgian England (2005) and Embodying the Militia in Georgian England (2015).