Gender and Enlightenment Culture in Eighteenth-Century Scotland

Gender and Enlightenment Culture in Eighteenth-Century Scotland
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780748646432
ISBN-13 : 0748646434
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Book Synopsis Gender and Enlightenment Culture in Eighteenth-Century Scotland by : Rosalind Carr

Download or read book Gender and Enlightenment Culture in Eighteenth-Century Scotland written by Rosalind Carr and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents major new research on gender in the Scottish EnlightenmentWhat role did gender play in the Scottish Enlightenment? Combining intellectual and cultural history, this book explores how men and women experienced the Scottish Enlightenment. It examines Scotland in a European context, investigating ideologies of gender and cultural practices among the urban elites of Scotland in the 18th century.The book provides an in-depth analysis of men's construction and performance of masculinity in intellectual clubs, taverns and through the violent ritual of the duel. Women are important actors in this story, and the book presents an analysis of women's contribution to Scottish Enlightenment culture, and it asks why there were no Scottish bluestockings.


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