{"product_id":"with-her-in-ourland-charlotte-perkins-gilman-9780275960773","title":"With Her in Ourland: Sequel to Herland","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo works in one, this volume contains the full text of \u003ci\u003eWith Her in Ourland\u003c\/i\u003e by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, as well as an illuminating sociological analysis by Mary Jo Deegan with the assistance of Michael R. Hill. \u003ci\u003eOurland\u003c\/i\u003e is the sequel to Gilman's acclaimed feminist utopian novel \u003ci\u003eHerland\u003c\/i\u003e; both were published in her journal, \u003ci\u003eThe Forerunner\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1915 and 1916. \u003ci\u003eOurland\u003c\/i\u003e resumes the adventures of  IHerland R's protagonists, Ellador and Van, but turns from utopian fantasy to a challenging analysis of contemporary social fissures in \u003ci\u003ehis land\u003c\/i\u003e, or the real world. The republication of \u003ci\u003eHerland\u003c\/i\u003e as a separate novel in 1979 revived critical interest in Gilman's work but truncated the larger aims implicit in the  IHerland\/Ourland R saga, leaving an erroneous understanding of Gilman's other\/better half of the story, in which it is suggested that strong women can resocialize men to be nurturant and cooperative. Gilman's choice of a sexually integrated society in \u003ci\u003eWith Her in Ourland\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with her answer to her ideal society, but her foray into a woman-only society as a corrective to a male dominated one is a controversial option. The challenging message of \u003ci\u003eOurland\u003c\/i\u003e, however, does not impede the pleasure of reading it as a novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough known more for her fiction today, Gilman in her time was a recognized and accomplished sociologist who admired Lester F. Ward and frequently visited Jane Addams of Chicago's Hull-House. The male protagonist in \u003ci\u003eHerland\/Ourland\u003c\/i\u003e, Van, is a sociologist, used by Gilman as a foil on which to skewer the assumptions and practices of patriarchal sociology. The interpretation presented here, which adopts a sociological viewpoint, is invaluable reading for scholars and students of sociology, American women's studies, and utopian literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Jo Deegan, Michael R. Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275960773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275960773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.02w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/07\/1997 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1997 pg. 128","brand":"Mary Jo Deegan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254715412735,"sku":"9780275960773","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_145d85a1-52e0-4882-bd7a-389116e5c40b.jpg?v=1694613956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/with-her-in-ourland-charlotte-perkins-gilman-9780275960773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}