Gender in English Society 1650-1850 (Themes In British Social History)

Shoemaker, Robert B.

ISBN 10: 0582103150 ISBN 13: 9780582103153

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

A lively social history of the roles of men and women - from workplace to household, from parish church to alehouse, from market square to marriage bed. Robert Shoemaker investigates such varied topics as crime, leisure, the theatre, religious observance, notions of morality and even changing patterns of sexual activity itself.

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" It is a pleasure to welcome such a clear, concise, well-written synthesis of recent work on such a topical subject."History "an exemplary textbook which provides an excellent synthesis of the current state of research."British Journal for 18th century studies "a welcome addition to the literature"Urban History "an extremely valuable and readable survey"English Historical Review  

About the Author:

W. A. Speck has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds since 1983. He has taught at the universities of Exeter, Newcastle upon Tyne and Hull, and held visiting professorships at Portland State University and the College of William and Mary in the USA. He is currently engaged on research into England's North American colonies in the eighteenth century. His previous books include "Stability and Strife: England 1714-1760" (Arnold, 1977); "The Butcher: The Duke of Cumberland and the Suppression of the '45" (Blackwell).

Robert Shoemaker is Professor of Eighteenth-Century British History at the University of Sheffield. Holder of a Ph.D. from Stanford University, he is an expert on London history, gender, and crime and criminal justice in the 'long' eighteenth century.

Tony Claydon is Senior Lecturer in History at the School of History and Welsh History, University of Bangor W. A. Speck was Professor of History at the University of Leeds

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0582103150
• ISBN 13: 9780582103153
• Binding: Textbook Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 346