Gender and Power in Britain 1640-1990 (Hardcover)

Gender and Power in Britain is an original and exciting history of Britain from the early modern period to the present focusing on the interaction of gender and power in political, social, cultural and economic life. Using a chronological framework, the book examines:
* the roles, responsibilities and identities of men and women
* how power relationships were established within various gender systems
* how women and men reacted to the institutions, laws, customs, beliefs and practices that constituted their various worlds
* class, racial and ethnic considerations
* the role of empire in the development of British institutions and identities
* the civil war
* twentieth century suffrage
* the world wars * industrialisation
* Victorian morality.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203006674

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Susan Kingsley Kent
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-14741-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-415-14741-7
Barcode:	9780415147415

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