| Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England Contributor(s): Shepard, Alexandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 019929934X ISBN-13: 9780199299348 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside evidence of social practice derived from court records, Dr Shepard argues that patriarchal ideology contained numerous contradictions, and that, while males were its primary beneficiaries, it was undermined and opposed by men as well as women. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Men's Studies - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.320 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.86 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This path-breaking study explores the diverse and varied meanings of manhood in early modern England and their complex, and often contested, relationship with patriarchal principles. Using social, political and medical commentary, alongside evidence of social practice derived from court records, Dr Shepard argues that patriarchal ideology contained numerous contradictions, and that, while males were its primary beneficiaries, it was undermined and opposed by men as well as women. |
