Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Woman and her Master: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing)
Sydney Morgan
€ 41.54
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Woman and her Master: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing)
Paperback. A reassessment of the role of women in history, arguing against their legal subjection to men, first published in 1840. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. 2Volumes
Sydney, Lady Morgan (?1783–1859) is best remembered as a novelist whose highly successful historical romances often dealt with sexual, religious and racial discrimination. This work, published in 1840, examines the role of women in history. Morgan originally planned to write four volumes, but owing to her ill health only the first two, focusing on the Old Testament and classical civilization, were completed. Morgan proposes the view that women were really the dominant sex that shaped human society. She criticizes the legal discrimination against women that persists even in an age when superiority is no longer defined by physical strength. In ... Read more
Sydney, Lady Morgan (?1783–1859) is best remembered as a novelist whose highly successful historical romances often dealt with sexual, religious and racial discrimination. This work, published in 1840, examines the role of women in history. Morgan originally planned to write four volumes, but owing to her ill health only the first two, focusing on the Old Testament and classical civilization, were completed. Morgan proposes the view that women were really the dominant sex that shaped human society. She criticizes the legal discrimination against women that persists even in an age when superiority is no longer defined by physical strength. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108019330
SKU
9781108019330
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
Reviews for Woman and her Master: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing)