Signifying Woman: Culture and Chaos in Rousseau, Burke, and MillCornell University Press, 1994 - 214 pages Woman has been defined in classic political theory as elusive yet dangerous, by her nature fundamentally destructive to public life. In the view of Linda M. G. Zerilli, however, gender relations shape the very grammar of citizenship. In deeply textured interpretations of Rousseau, Burke, and Mill, Zerilli recasts our understanding of woman as the agent of social chaos and makes a major advance for feminist political theory. |
Contents
Political Theory as a Signifying Practice | 1 |
Woman in Rousseaus | 16 |
Woman in Burkes French | 60 |
Woman in Mills Symbolic | 95 |
Resignifying the Woman Question in Political Theory | 138 |
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