04068nam 22006492 450 991110489050332120260424023112.0978152612140015261214099781526121394152612139510.7765/9781526121394(CKB)4340000000206920(MiAaPQ)EBC5090777(OCoLC)1132225031(MdBmJHUP)muse77727(DE-B1597)658866(DE-B1597)9781526121394(Perlego)1526218(OCoLC)1001389259(UkCbUP)CR9781526121394(EXLCZ)99434000000020692020260202d2017|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe state as master gender, state formation and commercialisation in urban Sweden, 1650-1780 /Maria ÅgrenManchester :Manchester University Press,2017.1 online resource (viii, 169 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Gender in historyTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2026).9781526100641 1526100649 Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-163) and index.Front matter --Contents --List of tables --Preface --Introduction --1 State formation and state administration --2 Servants in the front line --3 Families in service --4 The struggling master --5 His role and hers --Conclusion --Appendix --Bibliography --IndexService to others was integral to medieval and early modern European culture. It played a prominent role in the Christian world view. People tend to think of state service as the typical male form of work. However, this notion does not do justice to the early history of states and their servants, and it obscures the role of women and gender entirely. Teasing out these entanglements, this book shows how early modern state formation was subsidized by ordinary people's work and how, the then changing relationship between state authorities and families shaped the understanding of work and gender. It introduces the people, the period, the urban environments and the state administration under consideration. The book then analyses the role of violence and hostility in state servants' working lives and the expectations of servants to behave in certain ways. It demonstrates the vital role of small-scale market relations and of cooperation and mutual help among women. The book also analyses the relationship among lower state servants' families, discussing how social control and contact were parts of daily life and how society was knit together through these many practices. It discusses why early modern state formation created more opportunities for men than for women, when another outcome seems equally possible. The history of state formation throws new light on how different forms of service for others were understood and gendered over time, while people's everyday activities elucidate the mechanisms by which states were formed.Gender in history.Customs administrationSwedenOfficials and employeesHistory17th centuryCustoms administrationSwedenOfficials and employeesHistory18th centurySex role in the work environmentSwedenWomenSwedenHistory17th centuryWomenSwedenHistory18th centuryCustoms administrationOfficials and employeesHistoryCustoms administrationOfficials and employeesHistorySex role in the work environmentWomenHistoryWomenHistory352.4/480948509032Ågren Maria1813932UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9911104890503321The state as master4772480UNINA