| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 440 pages) : illustrations |
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The Routledge histories |
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Routledge histories.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Amanda L. Capern -- 1. Bodies, sex and sexuality / Sarah Toulalan -- 2. Family, kin and friendship / Lyndan Warner -- 3. Love and other emotions / Katie Barclay -- 4. Affective responses to illness and death / Olivia Weisser -- 5. Education : learning, literacy and domestic virtues / Juliane Jacobi -- 6. Work in countryside, cities and towns / Judith M. Spicksley -- 7. Medical knowledge and practice / Leah Astbury & Elaine Leong -- 8. Law, property and litigation / Tim Stretton -- 9. Queens and courtiers : authority, networks and patronage / Elena Woodacre -- 10. The intellectual world of Catholic piety / Claire Walker -- 11. Protestant theology, spirituality and evangelicalism / Amanda L. Capern -- 12. Women's political writing : Civil War memoirs / Mihoko SuzukiI -- 13. Materialising women : dynamic interactions of gender and materiality / Susan Broomhall -- 14. The visual arts /Julia Dabbs -- 15. Theatre and performance / Daisy Black -- 16. Science and natural philosophy / Sarah Hutton -- 17. Literature and letters / Amanda L. Capern |
| Summary |
The Routledge History of Women in Early Modern Europe is a comprehensive and ground-breaking survey of the lives of women in early-modern Europe between 1450 and 1750. Covering a period of dramatic political and cultural change, the book challenges the current contours and chronologies of European history by observing them through the lens of female experience. The collaborative research of this book covers four themes: the affective world; practical knowledge for life; politics and religion; arts, science and humanities. These themes are interwoven through the chapters, which encompass all areas of women's lives: sexuality, emotions, health and wellbeing, educational attainment, litigation and the practical and leisured application of knowledge, skills and artistry from medicine to theology. The intellectual lives of women, through reading and writing, and their spirituality and engagement with the material world, are also explored. So too is the sheer energy of female work, including farming and manufacture, skilled craft and artwork, theatrical work and scientific enquiry. The Routledge History of Women in Early Modern Europe revises the chronological and ideological parameters of early-modern European history by opening the reader's eyes to an exciting age of female productivity, social engagement and political activism across European and transatlantic boundaries. It is essential reading for students and researchers of early-modern history, the history of women and gender studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Amanda L. Capern is Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull. Her publications include The Historical Study of Women: England, 1500-1700 (2010) and as editor, Women and the Land, 1500-1900 (2019), as well as essays and articles on the social, economic, legal, intellectual and spiritual lives of early-modern British and European women |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Europe -- History -- Modern period, 1500-
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HISTORY -- General.
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Women -- Modern period
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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handbooks.
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History
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Capern, Amanda L., editor
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| LC no. |
2019032646 |
| ISBN |
9781000709315 |
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1000709310 |
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9780429355783 |
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0429355785 |
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9781000709599 |
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1000709590 |
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9781000709452 |
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1000709450 |
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