Publication

2007-10-05 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCHQ800.4.G7
  • LCCHQ1147.E85 B43 2007

Description

"All societies use classification in order to understand and impose order on society. In this book, Cordelia Beattie views classification as a political act, an act of power: those classifying must make choices about which divisions are most important or about who falls into which category, and such choices have repercussions. Rather than isolate gender as a variable, this book examines how it relates to other social cleavages. Using a variety of approaches, from social and cultural history, gender history, and medieval studies, its original methodology offers an innovative approach to a range of historical texts, from pastoral manuals to tax returns and guild registers."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

  • Medieval Single Women: The Politics of Social Classification in Late Medieval EnglandHardcoverOxford University Press2007-10-05

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