Sex and Secularism
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Sex and Secularism
By (Author) Joan Wallach Scott
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
20th January 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
Feminism and feminist theory
Gender studies, gender groups
Social and political philosophy
305.42
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Paperback
240
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
How gender inequality is built into the conception of modern secular nation-states Joan Wallach Scott's acclaimed writings have been foundational for the field of gender history. With Sex and Secularism, she challenges one of the central claims of the "clash of civilizations" polemic-that secularism guarantees gender equality. Drawing on a wealt
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"One of The Guardians Best Books of 2017"
Author Bio
Joan Wallach Scott is professor emerita in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study and adjunct professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her many books include the classic Gender and the Politics of History, The Politics of the Veil (Princeton), and Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom.
