Women In Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At a pivotal moment in Australia's social development, Women in Australia presents a rigorous and revealing portrait of women's lives, roles, and status within Australian society — a portrait that was both timely and quietly radical for its era. Norman MacKenzie chronicles the position of women across key domains of public and private life, from employment and education to marriage and political participation, drawing on substantial research to construct a detailed and nuanced sociological argument. MacKenzie writes with the measured authority of a committed social scientist, grounding his analysis in empirical data while never losing sight of the human realities behind the statistics. The work sits within a broader mid-twentieth-century tradition of progressive social inquiry, and remains a significant document for anyone seeking to understand the historical foundations of gender equality debates in Australia. For readers of social history, feminist theory, or Australian cultural studies, this volume raises questions about progress and institutional power that have lost none of their urgency.
Author: Norman Mackenzie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, F. W. Cheshire
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At a pivotal moment in Australia's social development, Women in Australia presents a rigorous and revealing portrait of women's lives, roles, and status within Australian society — a portrait that was both timely and quietly radical for its era. Norman MacKenzie chronicles the position of women across key domains of public and private life, from employment and education to marriage and political participation, drawing on substantial research to construct a detailed and nuanced sociological argument. MacKenzie writes with the measured authority of a committed social scientist, grounding his analysis in empirical data while never losing sight of the human realities behind the statistics. The work sits within a broader mid-twentieth-century tradition of progressive social inquiry, and remains a significant document for anyone seeking to understand the historical foundations of gender equality debates in Australia. For readers of social history, feminist theory, or Australian cultural studies, this volume raises questions about progress and institutional power that have lost none of their urgency.