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UNINA9910807326103321 |
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Autore |
Hunt Margaret R. <1953-, > |
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Titolo |
Women in eighteenth-century Europe / / Margaret R. Hunt |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2014, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-88387-X |
1-138-14169-0 |
1-315-84077-4 |
1-317-88388-8 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (976 p.) |
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Collana |
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Longman History of European Women |
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Disciplina |
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305.4094/09033 |
305.4209409033 |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Europe - History - 18th century |
Women - Europe - Social conditions - 18th century |
Sex role - Europe - History - 18th century |
Europe History 18th century |
Europe Social conditions 18th century |
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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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First published 2010 by Pearson Education Limited. |
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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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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Publisher's Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Hierarchy and Difference; 2. Families; 3. Sexuality and Reproduction; 4. Food and Consumption; 5. Work and Money; 6. Paths of the Spirit; 7. Cultures of Women; 8. Civil Society and the State; 9. Age of Revolutions; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Was the century of Voltaire also the century of women? In the eighteenth century changes in the nature of work, family life, sexuality, education, law, religion, politics and warfare radically altered the lives of women. Some of these developments caused immense confusion and suffering; others greatly expanded women's opportunities and worldview - long before the various women's suffrage movements were more than a glimmer on the horizon. This study pays attention to queens as well as commoners; respectable working women as well as |
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