Synopses & Reviews
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), "the miracle of Holland," was famous as a child prodigy, theologian, historian, Dutch political figure, escaped political prisoner, and finally as Sweden's Ambassador to France. Addressing his contribution to international relations, this book critically reappraises
Grotius' thought, comparing it to his predecessors and examining it in the context of the wars and controversies of his time. The collection illuminates enduring problems of international relations: the nature of international society and its institutions, the equality of states, restraints in war,
collective security, military intervention, the rights of the individuals, and the law of the sea.
Synopsis
Gendered Pasts brings together innovative new work in the fast-emerging field of Canadian gender history. Covering two centuries of life in urban and rural Canada, it examines such themes as the gendered nature of work, crime and moral regulation, religion, and the family.
About the Author
Kathryn McPherson is an Associate Professor of History at York University and the author
Bedside Manners: The Transformation of Canadian Nursing, 1900-1990 (1996). Cecilia Morgan is author of
Public Men and Virtuous Women: The Gendered Languages of Religion and Politics in Upper Canada, 1791-1850 (1996) and teaches history at OISE at the University of Toronto. Nancy Forestell teaches History and Women's Studies at St Francis Xavier University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction: Conceptualizing Canada's Gendered Pasts, Kathryn McPherson, Cecilia Morgan, and Nancy M. Forestell
1. 'When Bad Men Conspire, Good Men Must Unite!': Gender and Political Discourses in Upper Canada, 1820s-1830s, Cecilia Morgan
2. The Homeless, the Whore, the Drunkard, and the Disorderly: Contours of Female Vagrancy in the Montreal Courts, 1810-1842, Mary Anne Poutanen, member of Montreal History Group and a research historian
3. No Double Standard?: Leisure, Sex, and Sin in Upper Canadian Church Discipline Records, 1800-1860, Lynne Marks, Department of History, University of Victoria
4. 'It Was Only a Matter of Passion': Masculinity and Sexual Danger, Karen Dubinsky, Department of History, Queen's University and Adam Givertz, PhD student, Osgoode Law School, York University
5. Gender and Work in Lekwammen Families, 1843-1970, John Lutz, Department of History, University of Victoria
6. 'To Take an Orphan': Gender and Family Roles Following the 1917 Halifax Explosion, Suzanne Morton, Department of History, McGill University
7. 'A Fit and Proper Person': The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1940, Margaret Hillyard Little, Department of Political Science and Women's Studies, Queen's University
8. The Miner's Wife: Working-Class Femininity in a Masculine Context, 1920-1950, Nancy M. Forestell
9. Sex Fiends or Swish Kids?: Gay Men in Hush Free Press, 1946-1956, Eric Setliff, MA in History, student, Bard Graduate Center, New York
10. 'The Case of the Kissing Nurse': Femininity, Sexuality, and Canadian Nursing, 1900-1970, Kathryn McPherson
11. Defending Honour, Demanding Respect: Manly Discourse and Gendered Practice in Two Construction Strikes, Toronto, 1960-1961, Franca Iacovetta, Department of History, University of Toronto
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