{"product_id":"gender-in-early-modern-england-9780367548292","title":"Gender in Early Modern England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis concise and stimulating book explores the history of gender in England between 1500 and 1700. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to include new material on global connections, masculinity and recent historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid the upheavals of the Reformation and Civil Wars, gender was political. Sexual difference and women's roles were matters of public debate, while social and economic changes were impacting on work, family and marriage. The rich archives of law, state and family testify to the complex configurations of patriarchal order and resistance to it. \u003ci\u003eGender in Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight into gender relations in a time when a stark hierarchy of gender co-existed with a surprising degree of female capacity, great potential for challenge and confrontation, and a persistent sense of the mystery of the body. Documents include early feminist argument, law, midwives' books, recipes, protest, sexual insults, cross-dressers, women escaping \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Bodies and Minds 2. Patriarchal Households 3. Communities 4. Polity 5. Conclusion \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Documents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017950986583,"sku":"9780367548292","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367548292.jpg?v=1750775181","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gender-in-early-modern-england-9780367548292","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}