{"product_id":"gender-in-early-modern-england-paperback","title":"Gender in Early Modern England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Gowing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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 slavery, royal favourites and petitions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a chronology, who's who, glossary, guide to further reading and previously unpublished archival documents, \u003ci\u003eGender in Early Modern England \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect resource for all students interested in the history of women and gender in England between 1500 and 1700.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Gowing\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Early Modern History at King's College, London and the author of several books and articles on the history of women, sexuality, and the body. Her most recent publication is \u003ci\u003eIngenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 153\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630591602995,"sku":"9780367548292","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dmlDTFVHWW5iaW9RQzBySVllaldDZz09.webp?v=1762163904","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/gender-in-early-modern-england-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}