Title: Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990
First published: 1999
Description: Gender and Power in Britain is an original and exciting history of Britain from the early modern period to the present focusing on the interaction of gender and power in political, social, cultural and economic life. Using a chronological framework, the book examines:* the roles, responsibilities and identities of men and women* how power relationships were established within various gender systems* how women and men reacted to the institutions, laws, customs, beliefs and practices that constituted their various worlds* class, racial and ethnic considerations* the role of empire in the development of British institutions and identities* the civil war* twentieth century suffrage* the world wars * industrialisation* Victorian morality.
Subjects: Gender identity, History, Masculinity, Nonfiction, Political aspects, Political aspects of Gender identity, Political aspects of Masculinity, Political participation, Politics and government, Power (Social sciences), Sex differences, Women in politics, Women, Political activity, Great britain, politics and government, 1485-1603, Women, political activity, Great britain, history, 20th century, Great britain, history, 19th century, Great britain, history, 18th century, Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714, Women, great britain, Great britain, politics and government, Politique et gouvernement, Identité sexuelle, Aspect politique, Histoire, Masculinité, Femmes, Activité politique, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Feminism & Feminist Theory
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: 1485-
LC classification: DA300 .K46 1999