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What It Means To Be Human: Reflections from 1791 to the present - Couverture rigide

Bourke, Professor Joanna

 
9781844086443: What It Means To Be Human: Reflections from 1791 to the present
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1844086445 ISBN 13 : 9781844086443
Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

In 1872, a woman known only as 'An Earnest Englishwoman', published an open letter entitled 'Are women animals?' She protested that women were not treated as fully human; their status was worse than that of animals. What does it mean to be 'human' rather than 'animal'? If the Earnest Englishwoman had turned her gaze to the previous century, her critique could have applied to slaves. Exploring the legacy of more than two centuries, this meticulously researched and illuminating book of history examines the ever shifting line drawn between the human and the animal.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joanna Bourke is a professor of history at Birkbeck College in London. Her book An Intimate History of Killing received critical acclaim, winning the Wolfson History Prize.

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Éditeur
Virago Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844086445
ISBN 13 
9781844086443
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
480
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Personne responsable
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