History of Women in the West by Christiane Klapisch-Zuber

History of Women in the West by Christiane Klapisch-Zuber

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Drawing on myriad sources, this second volume in the celebrated series offers new perspectives on women. Twelve historians examine the image of women in the masculine mind, their social condition, and their daily experience from the end of the Roman Empire to the genesis of the Italian Renaissance.

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History of Women in the West by Christiane Klapisch-Zuber

Drawing on myriad sources, this second volume in the celebrated series offers new perspectives on women. Twelve historians examine the image of women in the masculine mind, their social condition, and their daily experience from the end of the Roman Empire to the genesis of the Italian Renaissance.
[This volume’s] richness and generosity will inform, move, and illuminate-- Miri Rubin * Times Literary Supplement *
Analyses of medieval popular culture and art are woven together judiciously in this comprehensive and well-informed volume. * Virginia Quarterly Review *
Read this book for its rare combination of exquisite detail and thoughtful scholarship. -- Susan E. Davis * New Directions for Women *
[An] important book. * Library Journal *
Christiane Klapisch-Zuber is Director of Studies (Retired) and Associated Member at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Georges Duby, a member of the Académie Française, is Professor of Medieval History at the Collège de France. Michelle Perrot is Professor of Contemporary History at the Université de Paris VII.
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ISBN 13 9780674403680
ISBN 10 0674403681
Title History of Women in the West
Author Christiane Klapisch-Zuber
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1998-07-15
Number of pages 592
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.