Women's Agency in Early Modern Britain and the American Colonies patriarchy, partnership and patronage
Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their societ...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge, Taylor and Francis
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Themes In British Social History. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40521515*spi |
| Sumario: | Women in early modern Britain and colonial America were not the weak husband- and father-dominated characters of popular myth. Quite the reverse, strong women were the norm. They exercised considerable influence as important agents in the social, economic, religious and cultural life of their societies. This book shows how women on both sides of the Atlantic, while accepting a patriarchal system with all its advantages and disadvantages, contrived to carve out for themselves meaningful lives. Unusually it concentrates not only on the making and meaning of marriage, but als. |
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| Descripción Física: | 505 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781317886310 9781315841588 |
