Women, Identities and Communities in Early Modern Europe (Women and Gender in the Early Modern World)
Contributors: Susan Broomhall (Editor); Stephanie Tarbin (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co; Ashgate Pub. Co.
Published: February 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780754661849
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Women's studies; Europe; World - General; History; History: World
Description: Addressing a key challenge facing feminist scholars today, this volume explores the tensions between shared gender identity and the myriad social differences structuring women's lives. By examining historical experiences of early modern women, these essays consider the possibilities for commonalities and the forces of division between women.