Women as Australian Citizens

by Patricia Crawford and Philippa Maddern

This challenging and original work problematises the concept of 'citizenship' and the unstated assumptions infusing it.

What does it mean to be a woman citizen in Australia today? Why have Australian women appeared so rarely in public political life, despite gaining the vote in 1901? Why has formal citizenship historically been analysed in primarily male terms? And how have women themselves established different practices...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522849083
• ISBN13: 9780522849080
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"