Gisela Bock (1942–2025)
Author of Machiavelli and Republicanism
About the Author
Gisela Bock is Professor of Western European History at the Free University of Berlin. She has published numerous books and articles on the history of women, including studies on gender relations in the modern welfare states, female poverty, women under National Socialism, and the European debates show more on gender relations. Allison Brown has been a freelance translator of scholarly books and essays, largely in the fields of history and the social and political sciences, especially women's and cultural studies, since 1988. She has studied linguistics and German studies, and has an MA in translation science. show less
Works by Gisela Bock
Beyond Equality and Difference: Citizenship, Feminist Politics and Female Subjectivity (1992) 22 copies
Maternity and Gender Politics: Women and the Rise of the European Welfare States, 1880s-1950s (1991) 15 copies, 1 review
Zwangssterilisation im Nationalsozialismus : Studien zur Rassenpolitik und Frauenpolitik (1986) 3 copies
Associated Works
A History of Women in the West, Volume V: Toward a Cultural Identity in the Twentieth Century (1992) — Contributor — 232 copies, 2 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1942-07-28
- Date of death
- 2025-11-07
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Université technique de Berlin (Habilitation, Histoire, 19 84)
Université libre de Berlin (Doctorat, Histoire, Thèse "Lhistoire des idées politiques à l' époque moderne", 19 71) - Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- Université de Bielefeld (Professeur, Histoire, 19 89 - 19 97)
Institut universitaire européen à Florence en Italie ( (Professeur, Histoire, 19 85 - 19 89)
Université libre de Berlin (Assistante, Histoire, 19 71 - 19 83) - Awards and honors
- Officier de l'ordre du Mérite de la République fédérale d'Allemagne
- Relationships
- Berges, Wilhelm (Directeur de thèse)
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Map Location
- Allemagne
- Associated Place (for map)
- Karlsruhe, Germany
Members
Reviews
Maternidad y políticas de género: la mujer en los estados de bienestar europeos, 1880-1950 by Gisela Bock
Los doce ensayos que integran este volumen constituyen un análisis comparativo, a través de siete países de Europa occidental, de algunos aspectos del desarrollo paralelo del Estado de bienestar y los movimientos de mujeres entre 1880 y 1950, así como la visión de género que ambos procesos encarnaron y contribuyeron a erigir. La maternidad, analizada desde distintos puntos de vista, yace en el fondo de este estudio: como experiencia vital para la mujer, como se reflejó en los show more movimientos feministas de la época, y como uno de los objetivos de la política de los estados de bienestar emergentes en Europa. show less
Feb 26, 2014Spanish
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 130
- Popularity
- #155,341
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 27
- Languages
- 5


