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Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
James Daybell
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Description for Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
Paperback. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Norrhem, Svante. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe investigates the gendered nature of political culture across early modern Europe by exploring the relationship between gender, power, and political authority and influence. This collection offers a rethinking of what constituted `politics' and a reconsideration of how men and women operated as part of political culture. It demonstrates how underlying structures could enable or constrain political action, and how political power and influence could be exercised through social and cultural practices. The book is divided into four parts - diplomacy, gifts and the politics of ... Read more
Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe investigates the gendered nature of political culture across early modern Europe by exploring the relationship between gender, power, and political authority and influence. This collection offers a rethinking of what constituted `politics' and a reconsideration of how men and women operated as part of political culture. It demonstrates how underlying structures could enable or constrain political action, and how political power and influence could be exercised through social and cultural practices. The book is divided into four parts - diplomacy, gifts and the politics of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138667426
SKU
V9781138667426
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99-1
About James Daybell
James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at Plymouth University. His previous publications include The Material Letter in Early Modern England: manuscript letters and the culture and practices of letter-writing, 1512-1635 (2012) and (as editor) Women and Politics in Early Modern England, 1450-1700 (2004). Svante Norrhem is Associate Professor of History at Lund ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
Daybell and Norrhem have provided a set of studies that are at once wide-ranging, and tightly connected by the issues of women's often-overlooked roles in the exercise of power. This will be a valuable volume for undergraduates, graduates, and scholars alike, addressing issues of archives, material culture, the varieties of soft power, and global comparisons, which in total ... Read more