| Women as Mothers in Pre-Industrial England Contributor(s): Fildes, Valerie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415752523 ISBN-13: 9780415752527 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History |
| Physical Information: 364 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1990, this book met the rising interest in the subject of women in pre-industrial England, bringing together a group of scholars with diverse and wide-ranging interests; experts in social and medical history, demography, women's studies, and the history of the family, whose work would not normally appear in one volume. Key aspects of motherhood in pre-industrial society are discussed, including women's concepts of maternity, the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and wet nursing, the fostering and disciplining of children, and child abandonment and neglect. This unique book provides a comprehensive introductory overview of its subject, with emphasis on women's experiences and motives. |