The Fourth Estate by Shulamith Shahar

The Fourth Estate by Shulamith Shahar

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Summary

Did women really constitute a 'fourth estate' in medieval society and, if so, in what sense? In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers this and the whole question of the varying attitudes to women and their status in western Europe.

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The Fourth Estate by Shulamith Shahar

In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers the whole question of the varying attitudes to women and their status in western Europe between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries. She draws a cohesive picture of women in a range of situations: nuns, married women, peasants and noblewomen, townswomen and women involved in heretical movements and witchcraft. The Fourth Estate has become a classic in the study of women in the Middle Ages, and with a new introduction including new developments, this revised edition will keep its status as an invaluable student resource.
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ISBN 13 9780415046053
ISBN 10 041504605X
Title The Fourth Estate
Author Shulamith Shahar
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1983-12-15
Number of pages 382
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.