Signifying Woman

Signifying Woman

Author: Linda M. G. Zerilli

Publisher: Cornell University Press

ISBN: 9781501711312

Category: Philosophy

Page: 232

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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.