Political Women and American Democracy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521713849)

What do we know about women, politics, and democracy in the United States? The last thirty years have witnessed a remarkable increase in women's participation in American politics and an explosion of research on female political actors, and the transformations effected by them, during the same period. Political Women and American Democracy provides a critical synthesis of scholarly research by leading experts in the field. The collected essays examine women as citizens, voters, participants, movement activists, partisans, candidates, and legislators. The authors provide frameworks for understanding and organizing existing scholarship; focus on theoretical, methodological, and empirical debates; and map out productive directions for future research. As the only book to offer "state of the field" essays on women and gender in U.S. politics, Political Women and American Democracy will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students studying and conducting women and politics research.

Author: Christina Wolbrecht, Karen Beckwith, Lisa Baldez
ISBN-10: 0521713846
ISBN-13: 9780521713849
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2008
Pages: 278
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.30w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2009