Sex and Gender in Historical Perspective

by Edward Muir and Professor Edward Muir PhD

Book Overview

How we did the "fallen" women of Bologna regain their lost honor as wives or nuns? Why did the church need to control the "quasi-magical" power of female fertility? What did working women do to transform the factory environment-- as well as their social identity? In the microstoria of Italian scholars, good stories make even better history.

"Sex and Gender in Historical Perspective"-- the inaugural volume of Selections from Quaderni Storici-- looks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801840724
• ISBN13: 9780801840722
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"