From Middle Ages to the Present Akkerman, Tjitske editor. Siep, Stuurman editor. text New York Routledge 2005 monographic ix, 246p. Index Spanning six centuries of political thought in European history, this book puts the ideas of thinkers from Christine de Pizan to Simone de Beauvoir in the broader contexts of their time. This intriguing collection of essays shows that feminism is not a varient of modern radical discourse but a mode of analysing the issues of authority, power and virtue that have been at the heart of European political thought from the middle ages. edited by Tjitske Akkerman and Siep Stuurman Feminist theory History Europe Social conditions Middle Ages Europe Women Political activity History Europe Women's rights History Europe Social history 20th century Europe 320.0824 PER- 9780367633462