Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace / Edition 2

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ISBN-10:: 0807014095
ISBN-13:: 9780807014097
Pub. Date:: 01/31/1995
Publisher:: Beacon

ISBN-10:: 0807014095
ISBN-13:: 9780807014097
Pub. Date:: 01/31/1995
Publisher:: Beacon

Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace / Edition 2

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 1989

Philosopher, mother, and feminist Sara Ruddick examines the discipline of mothering, showing for the first time how the day-to-day work of raising children gives rise to distinctive ways of thinking.

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ISBN-13:	9780807014097
Publisher:	Beacon
Publication date:	01/31/1995
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

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Mothers bear the brunt of the job of nurturing, protecting and caring for children, so couldn't the maternal instinct or outlook be tapped to galvanize a nonviolent, anti-militarist politics of peace? That is what Ruddick proposes in this well-intentioned but muddled philosophical treatise. She argues that the everyday chores of mothering foster a distinctly maternal style of thinking that fuses feeling, reflection and action. As defined here, ``maternal thinking'' breeds respect for individual differences, as well as a commitment to resolve disputes without fisticuffs. Ruddick notes, however, that ``mothers are often militant and usually support the war policies of their states,'' and that many mothers train their tots in ``unquestioning obedience.'' Undaunted by these realities, she looks to U.S. feminist struggles and Latin American women's resistance movements for ways to turn more mothers against the Bomb. (Apr.)

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