Emma Goldman
Political Thinking in the Streets
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Kathy E. Ferguson | ISBN: | 9781442210486 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | April 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathy E. Ferguson |
| ISBN: | 9781442210486 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | April 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Emma Goldman has often been read for her colorful life story, her lively if troubled sex life, and her wide-ranging political activism. Few have taken her seriously as a political thinker, even though in her lifetime she was a vigorous public intellectual within a global network of progressive politics. Engaging Goldman as a political thinker allows us to rethink the common dualism between theory and practice, scrutinize stereotypes of anarchism by placing Goldman within a fuller historical context, recognize the remarkable contributions of anarchism in creating public life, and open up contemporary politics to the possibilities of transformative feminism.
Emma Goldman has often been read for her colorful life story, her lively if troubled sex life, and her wide-ranging political activism. Few have taken her seriously as a political thinker, even though in her lifetime she was a vigorous public intellectual within a global network of progressive politics. Engaging Goldman as a political thinker allows us to rethink the common dualism between theory and practice, scrutinize stereotypes of anarchism by placing Goldman within a fuller historical context, recognize the remarkable contributions of anarchism in creating public life, and open up contemporary politics to the possibilities of transformative feminism.
