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Women and gender in early modern Europe / Merry E. Wiesner.

By: Series: New approaches to European history ; 20Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 325 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0521778220 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.4/094 21
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Contents:
1. Ideas and laws regarding women -- 2. The female life-cycle -- 3. Women's economic role -- 4. Literacy and learning -- 5. Women and the creation of culture -- 6. Religion -- 7. Witchcraft -- 8. Gender and power.
Review: "Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her study; she summarizes the latest scholarship in her chapters and bibliographies, adding new sections on topics such as sexuality, masculinity, the impact of colonialism, and women's role as consumers. Other themes investigated include the female life-cycle, literacy, women's economic role, artistic creation, female piety - and witchcraft - and the relationship between gender and power. The structure of the first edition remains: it reflects the tripartite division of the self - mind, body, and spirit - traditional in western philosophy. Coverage is geographically broad; the second edition includes longer discussions of the border areas, such as Russia, Ireland, and the Iberian peninsula. This book will be of importance for courses in gender history, early modern Europe, and comparative history."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 305.4094 WIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 64380

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Ideas and laws regarding women -- 2. The female life-cycle -- 3. Women's economic role -- 4. Literacy and learning -- 5. Women and the creation of culture -- 6. Religion -- 7. Witchcraft -- 8. Gender and power.

"Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her study; she summarizes the latest scholarship in her chapters and bibliographies, adding new sections on topics such as sexuality, masculinity, the impact of colonialism, and women's role as consumers. Other themes investigated include the female life-cycle, literacy, women's economic role, artistic creation, female piety - and witchcraft - and the relationship between gender and power. The structure of the first edition remains: it reflects the tripartite division of the self - mind, body, and spirit - traditional in western philosophy. Coverage is geographically broad; the second edition includes longer discussions of the border areas, such as Russia, Ireland, and the Iberian peninsula. This book will be of importance for courses in gender history, early modern Europe, and comparative history."--BOOK JACKET.

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