Women and work through a comparative lens : gender and the urban labor markets of premodern Brabant and Biscay /
"Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities greatly varied depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor markets of Antwerp and Mechelen in Brabant with Bilbao's informal economy in Biscay during...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leuven :
Leuven University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Mediaevalia Lovaniensia ;
51. |
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| Summary: | "Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities greatly varied depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor markets of Antwerp and Mechelen in Brabant with Bilbao's informal economy in Biscay during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. By analyzing these distinct institutional contexts, it offers a nuanced and multifaceted understanding of women's economic roles in premodern Europe. Drawing on a wide range of legislative and judicial sources, the author demonstrates how legal frameworks, socioeconomic structures, and individual strategies shaped women's activities in small-scale trade. By bridging institutional analysis and personal agency, Women and Work Through a Comparative Lens sheds new light on the interplay between labor organization and everyday practices in premodern Europe."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 247 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789462704947 9462704945 |