Author: Travis Landry
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804424
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does the constraint of women's choices have on society? The elaborate courtship plots of 19th century Spanish novels, with their fixation on suitors and selectors, rivalry, and seduction, were attempts to grapple with the question of female agency in a patriarchal society. By reading Darwin through the lens of the Spanish realist novel and vice versa, Travis Landry brings new insights to our understanding of both: while Darwin's theories have often been seen as biologically deterministic, Landry asserts that Darwin's theory of sexual selection was characterized by an open ended dynamic whose oxymoronic emphasis on "passive" female choice carries the potential for revolutionary change in the status of women.
Subversive Seduction
Author: Travis Landry
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804424
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does the constraint of women's choices have on society? The elaborate courtship plots of 19th century Spanish novels, with their fixation on suitors and selectors, rivalry, and seduction, were attempts to grapple with the question of female agency in a patriarchal society. By reading Darwin through the lens of the Spanish realist novel and vice versa, Travis Landry brings new insights to our understanding of both: while Darwin's theories have often been seen as biologically deterministic, Landry asserts that Darwin's theory of sexual selection was characterized by an open ended dynamic whose oxymoronic emphasis on "passive" female choice carries the potential for revolutionary change in the status of women.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295804424
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does the constraint of women's choices have on society? The elaborate courtship plots of 19th century Spanish novels, with their fixation on suitors and selectors, rivalry, and seduction, were attempts to grapple with the question of female agency in a patriarchal society. By reading Darwin through the lens of the Spanish realist novel and vice versa, Travis Landry brings new insights to our understanding of both: while Darwin's theories have often been seen as biologically deterministic, Landry asserts that Darwin's theory of sexual selection was characterized by an open ended dynamic whose oxymoronic emphasis on "passive" female choice carries the potential for revolutionary change in the status of women.
The Seduction of Modern Spain
Author: Aurora G. Morcillo
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 0838757537
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This book will be essential for scholars and students interested in Ibero-American cultural studies, gender, religion, and totalitarian politics. --Book Jacket.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 0838757537
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This book will be essential for scholars and students interested in Ibero-American cultural studies, gender, religion, and totalitarian politics. --Book Jacket.
Gibraltar
Author: Peter Gold
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415347952
Category : Gibraltar
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book provides a detailed study of the attempts that have been made by Spain, to regain the sovereignty of 'the Rock', despite the wishes of the Gibraltarians.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415347952
Category : Gibraltar
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book provides a detailed study of the attempts that have been made by Spain, to regain the sovereignty of 'the Rock', despite the wishes of the Gibraltarians.
Foreign Affairs: Spanish Seduction: Spanish Tycoon's Convenient Bride / A Spanish Awakening / Confessions of a Pregnant Cinderella
Author: Nina Singh
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008931445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Mi Corazón...
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008931445
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Mi Corazón...
The Law of Nations
Author: Emer de Vattel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Buying Into Change
Author: Alejandro J. Gómez del Moral
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496226321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Buying into Change examines how the development of a mass consumer society under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco (1939–1975) inserted Spain into transnational consumer networks and set the stage for Spain’s transition to democracy during the late 1970s. This transition is broadly significant to both a Spanish public still struggling to redefine their society after Franco and to scholars who have long debated the origins of Spain’s current democracy, yet many aspects of it remain largely unexamined. Buying into Change incorporates mass consumption into our understanding of Spain’s democratic transition by tracing the spread and social impact of new foreign-influenced department stores, of imported innovations such as modern mass advertising, and of consumer magazines that promoted foreign products. Initially, these enterprises backed Franco’s conservative policies, and the regime in turn encouraged consumption in order to improve its image both domestically and abroad. Spain’s new globally oriented commerce ultimately sold retailers and shoppers not just foreign ways of buying and selling but also subversive ideas. Imported 1960s fashions brought along countercultural notions on issues such as gender equality. And as Spaniards consumed more like their foreign neighbors, they increasingly viewed themselves as cosmopolitan and European and identified with liberal political conditions abroad, undermining Francoism’s doctrine of national exceptionalism, thus laying the social foundations for democratization and European integration in Franco’s wake.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496226321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Buying into Change examines how the development of a mass consumer society under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco (1939–1975) inserted Spain into transnational consumer networks and set the stage for Spain’s transition to democracy during the late 1970s. This transition is broadly significant to both a Spanish public still struggling to redefine their society after Franco and to scholars who have long debated the origins of Spain’s current democracy, yet many aspects of it remain largely unexamined. Buying into Change incorporates mass consumption into our understanding of Spain’s democratic transition by tracing the spread and social impact of new foreign-influenced department stores, of imported innovations such as modern mass advertising, and of consumer magazines that promoted foreign products. Initially, these enterprises backed Franco’s conservative policies, and the regime in turn encouraged consumption in order to improve its image both domestically and abroad. Spain’s new globally oriented commerce ultimately sold retailers and shoppers not just foreign ways of buying and selling but also subversive ideas. Imported 1960s fashions brought along countercultural notions on issues such as gender equality. And as Spaniards consumed more like their foreign neighbors, they increasingly viewed themselves as cosmopolitan and European and identified with liberal political conditions abroad, undermining Francoism’s doctrine of national exceptionalism, thus laying the social foundations for democratization and European integration in Franco’s wake.
Documents Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States with Other Countries During the Years from 1809 to 1898
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
A collected set of congressional documents of the 11th to the 55th Congress, messages of the Presidents of the United States, and correspondence of the State Dept. Many of these pamphlets have been catalogued separately under their respective headings.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
A collected set of congressional documents of the 11th to the 55th Congress, messages of the Presidents of the United States, and correspondence of the State Dept. Many of these pamphlets have been catalogued separately under their respective headings.
Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy
Author: Thomas M. Kane
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134164335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This enlightening new book examines the roots of America's new unilateralism in terms of Machiavelli's theory of state politics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134164335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
This enlightening new book examines the roots of America's new unilateralism in terms of Machiavelli's theory of state politics.
Coros Y Danzas
Author: Daniel David Jordan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197586511
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
"This book explores how women of the early Franco regime (1939-53) adapted rural music traditions and Spanish nationalism according to different political circumstances. The Sección Femenina (Women's Section) of the fascist Falange party officially represented the regime's views and policies on female gender roles. Through their Music Department, these women shaped traditional Spanish songs and dances to promote ideas of Catholic morality throughout the nation's culturally diverse regions, helped legitimize colonial involvement in Spain's African territories, and formed political ties with the Allied powers after the Second World War. This book is particularly relevant to readers with interests in 20th-century Spanish history, cultural diplomacy, and the Cold War"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197586511
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
"This book explores how women of the early Franco regime (1939-53) adapted rural music traditions and Spanish nationalism according to different political circumstances. The Sección Femenina (Women's Section) of the fascist Falange party officially represented the regime's views and policies on female gender roles. Through their Music Department, these women shaped traditional Spanish songs and dances to promote ideas of Catholic morality throughout the nation's culturally diverse regions, helped legitimize colonial involvement in Spain's African territories, and formed political ties with the Allied powers after the Second World War. This book is particularly relevant to readers with interests in 20th-century Spanish history, cultural diplomacy, and the Cold War"--
Le droit des gens
Author: Emer de Vattel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description