English aristocratic women, 1450-1550 : marriage and family, property and careers /

This work, based on archival research, combines a collective portrait of aristocratic women with an analysis of the particular, class-specific form of patriarchy and gender relations that flourished among the upper classes in Yorkist and early Tudor England.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Barbara J. (Barbara Jean), 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
1450-1600
Women > England > History > Renaissance, 1450-1600.
Upper class women > England > History.
Aristocracy (Social class) > England > History.
Femmes > Angleterre > Histoire > 1450-1600 (Renaissance)
Femmes de la classe supérieure > Angleterre > Histoire.
Aristocrates > Angletere > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Aristocracy (Social class)
Upper class women
Women > Renaissance
England
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Structures of Patriarchy; 2. Daughters: Wives in the Making; 3. The Arrangement of Marriage; 4. Wives: Partnership and Patriarchy; 5. Single Women and Compulsory Marriage; 6. Motherhood: Bearing and Promoting the Next Generation; 7. Widows: Women of Property and Custodians of Their Families' Futures; 8. Beyond the Household: Family and Friends, Patronage and Power; 9. Their Brilliant Careers: Aristocratic Women at the Yorkist and Early Tudor Court; Conclusion; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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