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    A Story Worth Remembering

    by Manuela Mosca ...
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  • A Female Activist Elite in Italy (1890–1920)

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    Edited by Elena Laurenzi, Manuela Mosca ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores and traces the progressive activism and radical ideas of several elite women in Italy beginning in the early 20th century. It discusses the shared political culture that shaped the thinking and the activity of these women, mainly oriented towards political philanthropy and work, seen as the cornerstone of a comprehensive redefinition of gender relations. It also discusses the ... Read more

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  • Women at Work in Italy (1750–1950)

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    Edited by Manuela Mosca ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book reconstructs the economic thought of Italian women who produced written sources, and of those whose “only” legacy was their actions. The conceptual tools of economic history and the history of economic thought alike are used to reveal the economic ideas of women overlooked by historiography in four fields, namely as entrepreneurs, workers, educators, and politicians. As for the ... Read more

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    This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries. Economists’ ideas about power are examined from political, theoretical and policy-making points of view, with additional discussion of the active participation of economists in the management of power.The book is organized into four main conceptions of power ... Read more

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