The Politics of Presence by Anne Phillips
This study, in the celebrated Oxford Political Theory series, provides a ground-breaking contribution to the widespread and controversial debate about how women, ethnic minorities, and other disadvantaged groups should be represented in politics.
The strength of Phillip's book lies in its ability to theorize the political in an empirically and historically informed manner* Choice *
It would be a pity if the title of this book caused it to be overlooked, for there is much to stimulate thought and ideas within its pages. * Talking Politics *
Is the latest, thoughtful contribution in Anne Phillips's ongoing enquiry into issues of equality, gender and democracy ... Phillips's conclusions are always justifiedly tentative ... an excellent contribution to democratic theory. * Richard Kuper, University of Hertfordshire, Political Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, March '97 *
It would be a pity if the title of this book caused it to be overlooked, for there is much to stimulate thought and ideas within its pages. * Talking Politics *
Is the latest, thoughtful contribution in Anne Phillips's ongoing enquiry into issues of equality, gender and democracy ... Phillips's conclusions are always justifiedly tentative ... an excellent contribution to democratic theory. * Richard Kuper, University of Hertfordshire, Political Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, March '97 *
Phillips, Anne: - Anne Phillips is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at London School of Economics and Political Science. Her first major work, The Enigma of Colonialism (1989), was based on analysis of colonial policy in British West Africa, but virtually all her subsequent teaching, research, and publications is in the field of political theory, and more specifically of feminist political theory. She has written about issues of equality and difference, democracy and representation, multiculturalism and gender, bodies and property, but with equality always the recurring theme. Publications include Engendering Democracy (1991), co-winner of the American Political Science Association's Award for Best Book on Women and Politics; The Politics of Presence (1995); Which Equalities Matter? (1999); Multiculturalism without Culture (2007); and Our Bodies, Whose Property? (2013). Her work has been translated into French, Spanish, German, Swedish, Turkish, Croatian, Slovenian, Chinese and Korean. Anne Phillips was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2003 and of the UK Academy of Social Sciences in 2012, and holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Aalborg and Bristol.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198294153 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198294158 |
| Title | The Politics of Presence |
| Author | Anne Phillips |
| Series | Oxford Political Theory |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1998-12-17 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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