| A History of European Women's Work: 1700 to the Present Contributor(s): Simonton, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415055318 ISBN-13: 9780415055314 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: "A History of European Women's Work" draws together recent research, lively personal accounts and statistical evidence to take an overview of trends in women's work from the pre-industrial period to the present. Deborah Simonton discusses the definition of work within and without patriarchal families, the status of work and the skills involved. She examines local as well as Europe-wide developments, contrasting countries such as Britain, Germany and France. She considers women's own perceptions of work and its place in their lives as well as age and class, to present a rounded account of the shifting patterns of employment and the continuities which are evident in the women's own experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Dewey: 331.409 |
| LCCN: 98009480 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.47 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The work patterns of European women from 1700 onwards fluctuate in relation to ideological, demographic, economic and familial changes. In A History of European Women's Work, Deborah Simonton draws together recent research and methodological developments to take an overview of trends in women's work across Europe from the so-called pre-industrial period to the present. |