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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783297303321

Autore

Eales Jacqueline

Titolo

Women In Early Modern England, 1500-1700 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-135-36773-6

1-280-15082-3

0-203-98050-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Disciplina

305.40942

305.420942

Soggetti

England

History

Women

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; CHAPTER ONE Women, gender and patriarchy; CHAPTER TWO Historiography and debate; CHAPTER THREE Historical sources; CHAPTER FOUR The nature of women; CHAPTER FIVE Literacy and education; CHAPTER SIX Politics; CHAPTER SEVEN The family; CHAPTER EIGHT Work; CHAPTER NINE Religion; CHAPTER TEN Crime and the courts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This concise introduction provides an overview of the state of research on women's history in the early modern period. It emcompasses a guide to the historiography, an assessment of the major debates, and information about the varied sources available for women's history in this period. Arranged around familiar themes - the family, work, religion, education - the book presents a comprehensive survey of the social, economic and political position of women in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.