The Law of the Father? - Patriarchy in the transition from feudalism to capitalism (Hardcover)

In this book Mary Murray develops a new perspective on the class-patriarchy relationship. Women's rights in and to property are explored in pre-capitalist and capitalist society. Exploring the links between kinship, property and patriarchy as symbiotic and fundamental to the development of the English state, the relationship between women, property and citizenship is seen as central to the "law of the father" and the transition to a "capitalist fraternity". The book maintains a general link between property and the legal regulation of sexual behaviour. The author criticizes the view that women themselves have been property, arguing that it rests on a historically specific concept of history projected back in history, where no such concept existed, and reflects changes in ways of thinking about property which emerged in the course of the transition from feudalism to captialism.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1994
First published:	1995
Authors:	Mary Murray
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-04256-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-04256-9
Barcode:	9780415042567

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