{"product_id":"the-surplus-woman-9780857453136","title":"The Surplus Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Surplus Woman provides the first sustained analysis of the ways in which imperial Germans conceptualized anxiety about female marital status as both a product and a reflection of changing times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eDollard’s work makes important contributions to German cultural history, social history, and gender history, focusing attention on the construction of the stereotype of single women as abnormal, a problem to be solved, in Imperial Germany, and the way that the German women’s movement co-opted this icon for its own purposes of reform. She also brings to attention several lesser-known German female activists who have often been overlooked\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“[\u003cem\u003eThis book] is a considerable achievement. \u003c\/em\u003eThe Surplus Woman\u003cem\u003e is essential reading not only for feminist historians but also for anyone with an interest in gender politics and culture and deserves a wide audience\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eDollard’s insightful analysis of the centrality of the female surplus to women’s rights activists is all the more provocative given that she so convincingly demonstrates \u003c\/em\u003ein her first chapter that the surplus was a myth.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJournal of Modern History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"...transcends the usual analytical approach of earlier work...[and] examines a very broad spectrum of reformist, conservative, academic, socialist, feminist, and religious writers...It represents a new contribution to our understanding of the German women's movement.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Nancy Reagin\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Pace University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ethe book is engaging, exciting and challenging to read because it provides a new framework for known material. It is also well written and at times poignant, examining the contradictory worlds of single women as construct and reality and showing their place in women activists’ diverse efforts to challenge and reform their society.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Historical Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e Single Women in Imperial Germany\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: \u003ci\u003eDER FRAUENÜBERSCHUß\u003c\/i\u003e - THE FEMALE SURPLUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003ci\u003eAlte Jungfer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Sexology and the Single Woman\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Imagined Demography\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Maternal Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: \u003ci\u003eALLEINSTEHENDE FRAUEN\u003c\/i\u003e - WOMEN STANDING ALONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Moderate Activism: Helene Lange and Alice Salomon\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Radical Reform: Helene Stöcker, Ruth Bré, and Lily Braun\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Socialism and Singleness: Clara Zetkin\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Spiritual Salvation: Elisabeth Gnauck-Kühne\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e The Surplus Woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038908219735,"sku":"9780857453136","price":15.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-surplus-woman-9780857453136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}