163 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
163 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
163 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This concise and stimulating book explores the history of gender in England between 1500 and 1700. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to include new material on global connections, masculinity and recent historiography.
Amid the upheavals of the Reformation and Civil Wars, gender was political. Sexual difference and women’s roles were matters of public debate, while social and... Read more
Part 1: Analysis 1. Bodies and Minds 2. Patriarchal Households 3. Communities 4. Polity 5. Conclusion Part 2: Documents
Biography
Laura Gowing is Professor of Early Modern History at King’s College, London and the author of several books and articles on the history of women, sexuality, and the body. Her most recent publication is Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London (2021).
