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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| Language: | English |
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Leuven :
Leuven University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Mediaevalia Lovaniensia ;
51. |
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Table of Contents:
- Comparing women's work
- Tracing women's work
- Shaping the framework
- Limiting women's work
- Wielding the framework.