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Public Man, Private Woman: Women in Social and Political Thought
Public Man Private Woman Women in Social and Political Thought Author:Jean Bethke Elshtain Focusing on the Western philosophical tradition and the work of contemporary feminists, Jean Elshtain explores the general tendency to assert the primacy of the public world--the political sphere dominated by men--and to denigrate the private world--the familial sphere dominated by women. She offers her own positive reconstruction of the public ... more »and the private in a feminist theory that reaffirms the importance of the family and envisions an "ethical polity."« less