Jean Bethke Elshtain
Jean Bethke Elshtain (born January 6, 1941 in Colorado ; † August 11, 2013 ) was an American representative of political philosophy and feminist . She was one of the first theorists to look at the history of political ideas from a gender perspective . From 1995 she taught and researched at the University of Chicago. In 1996 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Fonts (selection)
- Public man, private woman. Woman in Social an Political Thought. Princeton 1981
- Meditations on Modern Political Thought. Masculine-Feminine Themes from Luther to Arendt. New York 1986
- Women and War. New York 1987
- Jane Adams and the Dream of American Democracy. New York 2002.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Bethke Elshtain in the catalog of the German National Library
- Personal website at the University of Chicago (English)
- Elshtain page of Georgetown University (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Elshtain, Jean Bethke |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher and political scientist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Colorado |
DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2013 |