Gender and Space in Early Modern England by Amanda Flather

Gender and Space in Early Modern England by Amanda Flather

A nuanced re-evaluation of the ways in which gender affected the use of physical space in early modern England.

[A] fine book [] offering a closely focused and nuanced examination of the practice of patriarchy in a range of arenas in seventeenth-century England. A rich and subtle work of gender analysis and a lovely illustration of what can be garnered from the incidental detail of court depositions to flesh out the dynamics of early modern social interaction. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Important reading for established scholars of the period. [...] As the study of gender matures, revisionist works such as this one redefine and broaden work being done in the field, bringing fresh nuances and complexities to the debate. RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY, Spring 2008 offers interesting information on how early modern men and women moved through their physical world, re-creating and challenging the moral and social expectations created by proscriptive literature. JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES, July 2008, vol 47, no3 A fascinating book.[...]There is a wealth of detail here and the copious examples are testimony to Flather's tenacity in the archives. This is a welcome addition to the growing historiography of early modern spatial enquiry [and] will prove useful to specialists and students alike. * PARERGON *

Flather, Amanda: - Amanda Flather is Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Essex, UK. She is the author of Gender and Space in Early Modern England (2006).

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ISBN 13	9780861932863
ISBN 10	0861932862
Title	Gender and Space in Early Modern England
Author	Amanda Flather
Series	Royal Historical Society Studies In History New Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Royal Historical Society
Year published	2007-05-17
Number of pages	216
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