The Sexual Politics of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

by Joel Schwartz

Book Overview

Joel Schwartz presents the first systematic treatment of Rousseau's understanding of the political importance of women, sexuality, and the family. Using both Rousseau's lesser-known literary works and such major writings as Emile, Julie, and The Second Discourse, he offers an original and provocative presentation of Rousseau's argument. To read Rousseau, Schwartz believes, is to enter into a profound discourse about the meaning of sexual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226742245
• ISBN13: 9780226742243
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"