{"product_id":"gender-and-the-politics-of-history-9780231188012","title":"Gender and the Politics of History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a foundational demonstration of the uses of gender as a conceptual tool for cultural and historical analysis. Joan Wallach Scott offers a trenchant critique of the compartmentalization of women's history, arguing that political and social categories are always fundamentally shaped by gender and that questions of gender are essential to considerations of difference in history. Exploring topics ranging from language and class to the politics of work and family, \u003ci\u003eGender and the Politics of History\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to feminist history and historical methodology that also speaks more broadly to the ongoing redefinition of gender in our political and cultural vocabularies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anniversary edition of a classic text in feminist theory and history shows the evergreen relevance of Scott's work to the humanities and social sciences. In a new preface, Scott reflects on the book's legacy and implications for contemporary politics as well as what she has reconsidered as a result of her engagement with psychoanalytic theory. The book also includes a previously unpublished essay, \"The Conundrum of Equality,\" which takes up the question of affirmative action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Wallach Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Gender and Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231188012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e30th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896143646857,"sku":"9780231188012","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f9364a0f-c760-4258-972c-d0180b85539f.jpg?v=1723525350","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/gender-and-the-politics-of-history-9780231188012","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}