Originally published in 1977; this book brings together what is known about liberal feminist and socialist movements for the emancipation of women all over the world in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It deals not only with Britain and the United States but also with Australia; New Zealand; France; Germany; Russia; Austria-Hungary and the Scandinavian countries. The chapters trace the origins; development; and eventual collapse of these movements in relation to the changing social formations and political structures of Europe; America and Australasia in the era of bourgeois liberalism. The first part of the book discusses the origins of feminist movements and advances a model or ‘ideal type’ description of their development. The second part then takes a number of case studies of individual feminist movements to illustrate the main varieties of organised feminism and the differences from country to country. The third part looks at socialist women’s movements and includes a study of the Socialist Women’s International. A final part touches on the reason for the eclipse of women’s emancipation movements in the half-century following the end of the First World War; before a general conclusion pulls together some of the arguments advanced in earlier chapters and attempts a comparison between these feminist movements of 1840-1920 and the Women’s Liberation Movement.
#226003 in Books Vivian Nutton 2012-12-07 2012-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x 1.14 x 6.14l; 1.94 #File Name: 0415520959504 pagesAncient Medicine
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An accurate in-depth review of medical science from the fifth century BCE to about 500 CEBy Lance ChristiansenInformation concerning medical science during the period from about the fifth century BCE to about 500 Ce is found in many; many old texts that have been discovered that are written in Greek; Egyptian; Syriac; Arabic; and Latin; papyri; parts of writings on papyri; animal skins; etc.; which just to "find" part of them involves a great investigative effort. Vivian Nutton has; in this text accomplished a great amount of research of the sources I've mentioned above; plus many more; so that he has been able to provide a well documented; and accurate analysis of the state of medical science; and how it evolved; over the period mentioned above. His effort; besides providing a thorough well-documented review of medical science and how it evolved; provides for the "interested reader; as well as for scholars; a thorough review and; at the same time; an in-depth; study of ancient medicine so that it decreases the effort that others have to expend to gain a thorough knowledge of the subject which it so thoroughly covers. I found it to be a very thorough and realistic expose' of medical science as it was understood and practiced during the above-mentioned time period especially the contribution of Hippocrates; Erasistratis and Galen.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Accurate but a little tedious; Nutton is a goodBy Gregory JosephsAccurate but a little tedious; Nutton is a good; thorough historian but not a lively writer. I liked the breadth of coverage and her command of the material -- this is the work of a mature academic; the opposite of a cut-and-paste; quote-all-views-impartially journalistic product.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It is fine synthesis of the historyBy suzanne rouxNutton gives an authoratitive account of ancient medicine. It is fine synthesis of the history; the culture of medicine in the ancient world and some of the arguments and explanations used by the physicians and surgeons of the time. I highly recommend this book.
