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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816423403321

Autore

Eales Jacqueline

Titolo

Women in early modern England, 1500-1700 / / Jacqueline Eales

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : UCL, 1998

ISBN

1-135-36773-6

1-280-15082-3

0-203-98050-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Collana

Introductions to history

Disciplina

305.4209420903

Soggetti

Women - England - History - Modern period, 1600-

Women - England - History - Renaissance, 1450-1600

Women - England - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p113-126. - Includes index.

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.