An Ordered Society: Gender and Class in Early Modern England / Edition 1

by Susan Dwyer Amussen

Overview

Amussen's vivid account of family and village life in England from the reign of Elizabeth I to the accession of the Hanoverian monarchies describes the domestic economy of the rich and the poor; the processes of courtship, marriage, and marital breakdown; and the structure of power within the family and in rural communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231099790
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	02/01/1994
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	203
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Reprint of the B. Blackwell original of 1988--which was included in the series Family, Sexuality, and Social Relations in Past Times. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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