The Fourth Estate A History of Women in the Middle Ages

Author/creator Shahar, Shulamith Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor]
Description368 p. 00.850 x 00.550 in.
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Summary Annotation <p>In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers the whole question of the varying attitudes to women and their status in western Europe between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries.</p><p>She draws a cohesive picture of women in a range of situations: nuns, married women, peasants and noblewomen, townswomen and women involved in heretical movements and witchcraft.</p><p><em>The Fourth Estate</em>has become a classic in the study of women in the Middle Ages, and with a new introduction including new developments, this revised edition will keep its status as an invaluable student resource.</p>
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ISBN9780415046053
ISBN041504605X (UK-B Format Paperback) Out of Print
Standard identifier# 9780415046053
Stock numberNO. 3952 00081154

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