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Deborah Youngs - Life Cycle Western Europe C.1300 - 9780719059162 - V9780719059162
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Life Cycle Western Europe C.1300

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Description for Life Cycle Western Europe C.1300 Paperback. This is the first book to draw together the rich and growing literature on the life cycle in Western Europe, c.1300-c.1500. In discussing life's stages, from birth to death, the study explores attitudes towards ageing, rites of passage, and the influence played by gender, class and regional location. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.

This is the first study to examine the entire life cycle in the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary material, the book explores the timing and experiences of infancy, childhood, adolescence and youth, adulthood, old age and, finally, death. It discusses attitudes towards ageing, rites of passage, age stereotypes in operation, and the means by which age was used as a form of social control, compelling individuals to work, govern, marry and pay taxes. The wide scope of the study allows contrasts and comparisons to be made across gender, social status and geographical location. It ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Manchester Medieval Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719059162
SKU
V9780719059162
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Ref
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About Deborah Youngs
Deborah Youngs is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Wales Swansea -- .

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