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- Book Title
- The Surplus Woman
- Publication Name
- Surplus Woman : Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
- Title
- The Surplus Woman
- Subtitle
- Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0857453130
- EAN
- 9780857453136
- ISBN
- 9780857453136
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Society & Culture
- Release Date
- 01/01/2012
- Release Year
- 2012
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 13.6 Oz
- Series
- Monographs in German History Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Dollard's work makes important contributions to German cultural history, social history, and gender history, focusing attention on the construction of the stereotype of single women as abnormal, a problem to be solved, in Imperial Germany, and the way that the German women's movement co-opted this icon for its own purposes of reform. She also brings to attention several lesser-known German female activists who have often been overlooked. German Studies Review This book] is a considerable achievement. The Surplus Woman is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience. Reviews in History Dollard's insightful analysis of the centrality of the female surplus to women's rights activists is all the more provocative given that she so convincingly demonstrates in her first chapter that the surplus was a myth. Journal of Modern History ...transcends the usual analytical approach of earlier work... and] examines a very broad spectrum of reformist, conservative, academic, socialist, feminist, and religious writers...It represents a new contribution to our understanding of the German women's movement. Nancy Reagin, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Pace University ...the book is engaging, exciting and challenging to read because it provides a new framework for known material. It is also well written and at times poignant, examining the contradictory worlds of single women as construct and reality and showing their place in women activists' diverse efforts to challenge and reform their society. English Historical Review The first German women's movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the Frauen berschu , as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform. Proponents of the female surplus held that the advances of industry and urbanization had upset traditional marriage patterns and left too many bourgeois women without a husband. This book explores the ways in which the realms of literature, sexology, demography, socialism, and female activism addressed the perceived plight of unwed women. Case studies of reformers, including Lily Braun, Ruth Br , Elisabeth Gnauck-K hne, Helene Lange, Alice Salomon, Helene St cker, and Clara Zetkin, demonstrate the expansive influence of the discourse surrounding a female surfeit. By combining the approaches of cultural, social, and gender history, The Surplus Woman provides the first sustained analysis of the ways in which imperial Germans conceptualized anxiety about female marital status as both a product and a reflection of changing times. Catherine L. Dollard received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently is Associate Professor of History at Denison University. She is the recipient of Bundeskanzler and Renewal Fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and also has received fellowships from DAAD, the Mellon Foundation, and the Lilly Foundation.
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0857453130
ISBN-13
9780857453136
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112137290
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Surplus Woman : Unmarried in Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Series
Monographs in German History Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
30
Lc Classification Number
Hq1623 .D64 2009
Reviews
"Dollard's work makes important contributions to German cultural history, social history, and gender history, focusing attention on the construction of the stereotype of single women as abnormal, a problem to be solved, in Imperial Germany, and the way that the German women's movement co-opted this icon for its own purposes of reform. She also brings to attention several lesser-known German female activists who have often been overlooked." German Studies Review "[This book] is a considerable achievement. The Surplus Woman is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience." Reviews in History "Dollard's insightful analysis of the centrality of the female surplus to women's rights activists is all the more provocative given that she so convincingly demonstrates in her first chapter that the surplus was a myth." Journal of Modern History "...transcends the usual analytical approach of earlier work...[and] examines a very broad spectrum of reformist, conservative, academic, socialist, feminist, and religious writers...It represents a new contribution to our understanding of the German women's movement." Nancy Reagin , Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Pace University "...the book is engaging, exciting and challenging to read because it provides a new framework for known material. It is also well written and at times poignant, examining the contradictory worlds of single women as construct and reality and showing their place in women activists' diverse efforts to challenge and reform their society." English Historical Review, "Dollard's work makes important contributions to German cultural history, social history, and gender history, focusing attention on the construction of the stereotype of single women as abnormal, a problem to be solved, in Imperial Germany, and the way that the German women's movement co-opted this icon for its own purposes of reform. She also brings to attention several lesser-known German female activists who have often been overlooked." German Studies Review "[This book] is a considerable achievement. The Surplus Woman is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience." Reviews in History "Dollard's insightful analysis of the centrality of the female surplus to women's rights activists is all the more provocative given that she so convincingly demonstrates in her first chapter that the surplus was a myth." Journal of Modern History "...transcends the usual analytical approach of earlier work...[and] examines a very broad spectrum of reformist, conservative, academic, socialist, feminist, and religious writers...It represents a new contribution to our understanding of the German women's movement." Nancy Reagin , Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Pace University "...the book is engaging, exciting and challenging to read because it provides a new framework for known material. It is also well written and at times poignant, examining the contradictory worlds of single women as construct and reality and showing their place in women activists' diverse efforts to challenge and reform their society." English Historical Review, "Dollard's work makes important contributions to German cultural history, social history, and gender history, focusing attention on the construction of the stereotype of single women as abnormal, a problem to be solved, in Imperial Germany, and the way that the German women's movement co-opted this icon for its own purposes of reform. She also brings to attention several lesser-known German female activists who have often been overlooked." · German Studies Review "[This book] is a considerable achievement. The Surplus Woman is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience." · Reviews in History "Dollard's insightful analysis of the centrality of the female surplus to women's rights activists is all the more provocative given that she so convincingly demonstrates in her first chapter that the surplus was a myth." · Journal of Modern History "...transcends the usual analytical approach of earlier work...[and] examines a very broad spectrum of reformist, conservative, academic, socialist, feminist, and religious writers...It represents a new contribution to our understanding of the German women's movement." · Nancy Reagin , Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Pace University "...the book is engaging, exciting and challenging to read because it provides a new framework for known material. It is also well written and at times poignant, examining the contradictory worlds of single women as construct and reality and showing their place in women activists' diverse efforts to challenge and reform their society." · English Historical Review
Table of Content
Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Single Women in Imperial Germany PART I: DER FRAUENÜBERSCHUß - THE FEMALE SURPLUS Chapter 1. The Alte Jungfer Chapter 2. Sexology and the Single Woman Chapter 3. Imagined Demography Chapter 4. The Maternal Spirit PART II: ALLEINSTEHENDE FRAUEN - WOMEN STANDING ALONE Chapter 5. Moderate Activism: Helene Lange and Alice Salomon Chapter 6. Radical Reform: Helene Stöcker, Ruth Bré, and Lily Braun Chapter 7. Socialism and Singleness: Clara Zetkin Chapter 8. Spiritual Salvation: Elisabeth Gnauck-Kühne Conclusion: The Surplus Woman Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Women, Europe / Germany, Women's Studies, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Dewey Decimal
306.8153094309034
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science
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