The Ashgate Research Companion to Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (Ashgate Research Companions)
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Rating | : | 4.10 (779 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1409418170 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 572 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-06-07 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Over the past three decades scholars have transformed the study of women and gender in early modern Europe. This Ashgate Research Companion presents an authoritative review of the current research on women and gender in early modern Europe from a multi-disciplinary perspective. The book is intended as a resource for scholars and students of Europe in the early modern period, for those who are just beginning to explore these issues and this time period, as well as for scholars learning about aspects of the field in which they are not yet an expert. The authors e
Katherine A. Allyson M. Jane Couchman is Professor Emerita of French Studies, Women's Studies and Humanities at Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada. . McIver is Professor Emerita of Art History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Poska is Professor of History at the University of Mary Washington, USA and co-editor of Ashgate's 'Women
Uniting theoretical and practical approaches, a series of essays ranges across the mind, body and spirit of women in early modern Europe, illuminating differences of culture, religion, age and status. It provides an essential handbook for researchers in the field and a wonderful introduction to the range of women's experience.'Laura Gowing, King's College London, UK . 'This is an excellent introduction to a fast-moving field
Sue Smith said Excellent. An excellent resource for early modern Hispanic and European women's studies. The bibliography is thorough and useful. It has led me to key resources.