Jane Addams And The Dream Of American Democracy: A Life
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| Management number | 232103291 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$5.17 | Model Number | 232103291 | ||
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The founder of the famed Chicago institution Hull House and first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize has for too long been misunderstood as a mere "do-gooder," argues Jean Bethke Elshtain in this eagerly anticipated new interpretation of the life and work of Jane Addams. Like her biographer, Addams (1860-1935) was a quintessential "public intellectual." Under her hand, Hull House became a cultural and intellectual center, a place where beauty was served, where University of Chicago professors lectured and debate and discussion filled the auditorium.Elshtain examines Addams's life chronologically and thematically, exploring Addams's embrace of "social feminism" and her challenge to the usual cleavage between "conservative" and "liberal"-themes Elshtain brilliantly explores in her own writings. Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0465019129 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0465019120 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.4 pounds |
| Print length | 360 pages |
| Publication date | December 19, 2001 |
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