| Women in Western Intellectual Culture, 600-1500 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Ranft, P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230602339 ISBN-13: 9780230602335 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Western intellectual tradition has long been viewed as an exclusive male bastion, but "Women in Western Intellectual Culture, 600-1500" proves that this thesis is no longer tenable. By identifying and analyzing the intellectual writings and activities of women throughout the centuries this study, the first of two volumes, documents a level of participation in intellectual matters that will surprise many readers. The quality and quantity of these contributions will persuade even the skeptic that women's voices deserve more attention in intellectual history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 305.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.82 lbs) 279 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Western intellectual tradition has long been viewed as an exclusive male bastion, but Women in Western Intellectual Culture, 600-1500 proves that this thesis is no longer tenable. By identifying and analyzing the intellectual writings and activities of women throughout the centuries this study, the first of two volumes, documents a level of participation in intellectual matters that will surprise many readers. The quality and quantity of these contributions show that women's voices deserve more attention in intellectual history. |