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When Gossips Meet

- Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

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Explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. This book argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199255986
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 408
  • Udgivet:
  • 16. januar 2003
  • Størrelse:
  • 224x146x32 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 672 g.
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 27. november 2024

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Explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. This book argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support, helping them to shape their own lives.

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