Gender of Freedom Fictions of Liberalism and the Literary Public Sphere

"In this highly intelligent and elegantly written book, Elizabeth Maddox Dillon makes the important observation that U.S. liberalism depends upon the concept of gender for its successful functioning and, more particularly, that women's private status has been integral to liberalism since its inception."Legacy "Through an impressive synthesis of critical material from a wide range of disciplines and some astute readings of political theorists from Adam Smith to Jurgen Habermas, Elizabeth Maddock Dillon has produced an intriguing and largely persuasive account of the relationship between liberalism and gender difference."William and Mary QuarterlyDillon, Elizabeth Maddock is the author of 'Gender of Freedom Fictions of Liberalism and the Literary Public Sphere', published 2004 under ISBN 9780804758475 and ISBN 0804758476.