JaneAddamsstandsasperhapsoneofthemostprominentfemalevoicesinsocialtheoryofthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.Whilebuiltthroughbooks,essays,journalarticles,andspeeches,herintellectuallegacyhasseldombeenrecognizedasacademicbycontemporaryaudiences.Yet,overthelastfortyyears,hercontributionstosociology,philosophy,conceptionsofdemocracy,inquiry,feminism,careethics,communityengagement,socialethics,communityengagement,peace,municipalgovernance,socialjustice,andmorehaveemergedandreceivedtractioninthescholarlyliterature.TheOxfordHandbookofJaneAddamsisaselectivecollectionoforiginalanalysesofferedbyaninternationalgroupofsocialandpoliticaltheoristswhohavecontributedtotheburgeoningfieldofAddamsStudies.ThisHandbookisatestamenttothematurityofcontemporaryJaneAddamsstudies.Lessthanahalf-centuryago,suchascholarlycollectionwouldhavebeenconsideredunwarranted.Despiteintellectuallyinfluencinghercontemporaries,Addamswasmarginalizedasanoriginalthinkerformuchofthe20thcentury.Today,aresurgenceofacademicworkledbyfeministscholarssuchasMaryJoDeeganandCharleneHaddockSeigfriedhasrestoredAddamstoherrightfulplaceasanessentialintellectualpioneerwithongoingsignificance.Thiscollectionpaysparticularattentiontohercontributionstoscholarlyfieldsofsociologyandphilosophyaswellastomoreprofessionaldisciplinesofpublicadministrationandsocialwork.Furthermore,thisvolumesignifiesAddams’sglobalimpactasscholarsfromallovertheworldcontributetothetapestryofherintellectuallegacy.The38chaptersinthisvolumearedividedintosixsections:Addams,DemocracyandSocialTheory;AddamsandHerContemporaries;AddamsAcrossDisciplines;Addams,PeaceandInternationalRelations;AddamsonKnowledgeandMethods;andAddamsandSocialPractice.AmajorfocusofTheOxfordHandbookofJaneAddamsishowAddams’sinsightsremainrelevantwhenconfrontingtoday’ssocialchallenges.
