Sex and Secularism

by Joan Wallach Scott

Book Overview

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 wealth of scholarship, Scott shows that the gender equality invoked today as an enduring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691197229
• ISBN13: 9780691197227
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.1"