Canon Fodder: Historical Women Political Thinkers

by Penny A. Weiss

Book Overview

This book is an exercise in the recovery of historical memory about a set of thinkers who have been forgotten or purposely ignored and, as a result, never made it into the canon of Western political philosophy. Penny Weiss calls them "canon fodder," recalling the fate of soldiers in war who are treated by their governments and military leaders as expendable. Despite some real progress at recovery over the past few decades, and the now-frequent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027103520X
• ISBN13: 9780271035208
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"