Women Identities And Communities In Early Modern Europe Susan Broomhall Stephanie Tarbin by Susan Broomhall & Stephanie Tarbin 9780754661849, 0754661849 instant download after payment.

By examining historical experiences of early modern women, the authors of these essays consider the possibilities for commonalities and the forces for division between women. They analyse individual and collective identities of early modern women, tracing the web of power relations emerging from women's social interactions and contemporary understandings of femininity. Essays range from the late medieval period to the eighteenth century, study women in England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Sweden, and locate women in a variety of social environments, from household, neighbourhood and parish, to city, court and nation. Despite differing local contexts, the volume highlights continuities in women's experiences and the gendering of power relations across the early modern world. Recognizing the critical power of gender to structure identities and experiences, this collection responds to the challenge of the complexity of early modern women's lives.
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