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Medieval single women : the politics of social classification in late medieval England /

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In a culture in which marriage was the desirable norm, and virginity was particularly prized in females, the categories 'virgin' and 'widow' held particular significance. This book investigates the uses of the category 'single woman'.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beattie, Cordelia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Women > History > Middle Ages, 500-1500.
Single women > Europe > History.
Single women > Europe > Social conditions.
Single women > Europe > Economic conditions.
Sex role > Europe > History.
Femmes > Histoire > 500-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Femmes seules > Europe > Histoire.
Femmes seules > Europe > Conditions sociales.
Femmes seules > Europe > Conditions économiques.
Rôle selon le sexe > Europe > Histoire.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Marriage.
Sex role
Single women
Single women > Economic conditions
Single women > Social conditions
Women > Middle Ages
Europe
Kvinnor > historia > medeltiden.
Kvinnohistoria > medeltiden.
Ensamstående kvinnor > historia > Europa.
Ensamstående kvinnor > sociala förhållanden > Europa.
Könsroller > historia > Europa.
500-1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In a culture in which marriage was the desirable norm, and virginity was particularly prized in females, the categories 'virgin' and 'widow' held particular significance. This book investigates the uses of the category 'single woman'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-171) and index.
ISBN:9780191557873
0191557870
1281154016
9781281154019
9780191712616
0191712612