Böcker av Drucilla Cornell

Before the author's mother died, she asked her daughter, Drucilla, to write a book 'that would bear witness to the dignity of her death [and one that] her bridge class would be able to understand.' As if that wasn't difficult enough, Drucilla's mother, who had a degenerative disease, decided to end her life by ingesting a lethal cocktail of drugs.

The relation between law and revolution is one of the most pressing questions of our time. As one country after another has faced the challenge that comes with the revolutionary overthrow of past dictatorships, how one reconstructs a new government is a burning issue.

The essays collected here examine how the ideals of freedom and equality associated with the democratic revolutions of the West have survived the challenges of 20th century critiques.

A vision of what feminist theory can give contemporary women. It challenges existentialist and naturalist accounts of feminine sexuality, arguing that any attempt to affirm women's value and difference by either emphasizing her maternal role or repudiating the feminine only entraps women.

Drucilla Cornell interweaves the ethical and the political in this unique and profound narrative, focusing on women and dignity.