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Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History) by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This is a major new edition of a stimulating and authoritative book. Merry Wiesner has updated and expanded her prize-winning study; she has added new sections on topics such as sexuality, masculinity, the impact of colonialism, and women's role as consumers. Other themes investigated include the female life cycle, literacy, women's economic role, artistic creation, female piety--and witchcraft--and the relationship between gender and power. Accessible, engrossing, and lively, this book will be of central importance for those interested in gender history, early modern Europe, and comparative history.

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Author

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521771054

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Gender Studies, Science, History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14