| The Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Shahar, Shulamith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138135461 ISBN-13: 9781138135468 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.32 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Did women really constitute a fourth estate' in medieval society and, if so, in what sense? In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers this and the whole question of the varying attitudes to women and their status in western Europe between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries. |