{"product_id":"paritzs-joan-wallach-scott-9780226741079","title":"Parité!: Sexual Equality and the Crisis of French Universalism","description":"France today is in the throes of a crisis about whether to represent social differences within its political system and, if so, how. It is a crisis defined by the rhetoric of a universalism that takes the abstract individual to be the representative not only of citizens but also of the nation. In \u003ci\u003eParité!\u003c\/i\u003e Joan Wallach Scott shows how the requirement for abstraction has led to the exclusion of women from French politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the 1990s, \u003ci\u003ele mouvement pour la parité \u003c\/i\u003esuccessfully campaigned for women's inclusion in elective office with an argument that is unprecedented in the annals of feminism. The \u003ci\u003eparitaristes\u003c\/i\u003e insisted that if the abstract individual were thought of as sexed, then sexual difference would no longer be a relevant consideration in politics. Scott insists that this argument was neither essentialist nor separatist; it was not about women's special qualities or interests. Instead, \u003ci\u003eparité \u003c\/i\u003ewas rigorously universalist--and for that reason was both misunderstood and a source of heated debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Wallach Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226741079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226741079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.38w x 0.78d","brand":"Joan Wallach Scott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086424617215,"sku":"9780226741079","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_035e79ff-d8d6-4822-8f8a-cb84a2aedba9.jpg?v=1769094597","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paritzs-joan-wallach-scott-9780226741079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}