Medieval Women Contributor(s): Power, Eileen (Author), Berg, Maxine (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1107650151 ISBN-13: 9781107650152 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - Medieval - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301.412 |
LCCN: 2012439297 |
Series: Canto Classics |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 132 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Throughout her career as a medieval historian, Eileen Power was engaged on a book on women in the Middle Ages. She did not live to write the book but some of the material she collected found its way into her popular lectures on medieval women. These lectures were brought together and edited by M. M. Postan. They reveal the world in which women lived, were educated, worked, and worshipped. Power gives a vivid account of the worlds of the lady, the peasant, the townswoman, and the nun. The result is a historical yet intimate picture of a period gone by yet with resonances for today. An intimate portrait of the writer and social historian, by Maxine Berg, is also included. |