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Making a living, making a difference : gender and work in early modern European society /

'Making a Living, Making a Difference' offers an eye-opening perspective on what men and women in early modern European society did all day. Based on an innovative method and a large data collection of everyday activities, the authors show the ways in which gender and work were linked in e...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ågren, Maria (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Labor > Europe > History.
Sexual division of labor > Europe > History.
Women > Employment > Europe > History.
Europe > History > 1492-
Europe > Social conditions.
Travail > Europe > Histoire.
Europe > Histoire > 1492-
Europe > Conditions sociales.
Renaissance.
HISTORY.
Scandinavia.
Europe.
Labor
Sexual division of labor
Social conditions
Women > Employment
Europe
Since 1492
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Making a Living, Making a Difference' offers an eye-opening perspective on what men and women in early modern European society did all day. Based on an innovative method and a large data collection of everyday activities, the authors show the ways in which gender and work were linked in early modern society by revealing household, unpaid, and hidden, as well as paid, labour.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190240653
0190240652