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UNINA9910452575603321 |
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Titolo |
Female agency in the urban economy : gender in European towns, 1640-1830 / / edited by Deborah Simonton and Anne Montenach |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-11052-8 |
1-299-48075-6 |
1-136-27503-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (549 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge research in gender and history ; ; 17 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MontenachAnne |
SimontonDeborah <1948-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Europe - Economic conditions |
Women - Europe - Social conditions |
Cities and towns - Europe - History |
Sex role - Europe - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Claiming spaces : markets and brokerage -- pt. 2. Negotiating the urban economy : constraints and opportunities -- pt. 3. Exploring relationships : kinship and community. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This innovative new book is overtly and explicitly about female agency in eighteenth-century European towns. However, it positions female activity and decisions unequivocally in an urban world of institutions, laws, regulations, customs and ideologies. Gender politics complicated and shaped the day-to-day experiences of working women. Town rules and customs, as well as police and guilds' regulations, affected women's participation in the urban economy: most of the time, the formally recognized and legally accepted power of women - which is an essential component of female agency - was very |
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