Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe by Merry E Wiesner

Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe by Merry E Wiesner

This is a major new textbook, designed for students in all disciplines seeking an introduction to the very latest research on all aspects of women's lives in Europe from 1500 to 1750, and on the development of the notions of masculinity and femininity. The coverage is geographically broad, ranging from Spain to Scandinavia, and from Russia to Ireland, and the topics investigated include the female life-cycle, literacy, women's economic role, sexuality, artistic creations, female piety - and witchcraft - and the relationship between gender and power. To aid students each chapter contains extensive notes on further reading (but few footnotes), and the approach throughout is designed to render the subject in as accessible and stimulating manner as possible. Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe is suitable for usage on numerous courses in women's history, early modern European history, and comparative history.

'This excellent book will stimulate fresh thinking as well as informing those in need of an introduction to the subject' The Times Literary Supplement

Merry Wiesner-Hanks is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she teaches World History. Her publications include The Renaissance and Reformation: A History in Documents, The Marvelous Hairy Girls: The Gonzales Sisters and their Worlds, and Religious Transformations in the Early
Modern World: A Brief Study with Documents.

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ISBN 13	9780521386135
ISBN 10	0521386136
Title	Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe
Author	Merry E Wiesner
Series	New Approaches To European History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1993-10-29
Number of pages	276
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