Gender in English Society 1650-1850: The Emergence of Separate Spheres? (Themes In British Social History) - Hardcover

Shoemaker, Robert B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0582103169 ISBN 13: 9780582103160

Publisher: Longman, 1998

Synopsis

In this social history of gender roles, the author examines continuity and change in the respective spheres of men and women, in family life and in public activity before and during the Industrial Revolution. He re-examines the view that women had greater economic and political oppurtunities in pre-industrial England. He argues that while important changes took place in this period in the kinds of activites undertaken by the two sexes, we must redefine our understanding of the concept of separate spheres if it is to provide a meaningful characterization of the changing pattern of gender differences in the period.

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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: Longman
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0582103169
• ISBN 13: 9780582103160
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 344