Womens Hist Britain 1700-1850

Here for the first time is a comprehensive history of the women of Britain during a period of dramatic change. Placing women's experiences in the context of these major social, economic and cultural shifts that accompanied the industrial and commercial transformations, Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus paint a fascinating picture of the change, revolution, and continuity that were encountered by women of this time. A thorough and well-balanced selection of individual chapters by leading field experts and dynamic new scholars, combine original research with a discussion of current secondary literature, and the contributors examine areas as diverse as enlightenment, politics, religion, education, sexuality, family, work, poverty, and consumption. The authors most importantly realise that female historical experience is not generic, and that it can be significantly affected by factors such as social status, location, age, race and religion. Providing a captivating overview of women and their lives, this book is an essential purchase for the study of women's history, and, providing delightful little gems of knowledge and insight, it will also appeal to any reader with an interest in this fascinating topic.

ISBN 0415291771   Pages 368 ISBN13 9780415291774 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 481 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Women's and Gender History Publication date 24 Aug 2005   Height (mm) 234 Library of Congress 2005004870   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 305.4094109033   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

		Introduction by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus		1
1		Women and the Enlightenment in Britain c.1690-1800 by Jane Rendall		9
2		Women and education by Deborah Simonton		33
3		Women, marriage and the family by Tanya Evans		57
4		Sexuality and the body by Karen Harvey		78
5		Women and religion by Anne Stott		100
6		Women and work by Hannah Barker		124
7		Women and poverty by Alannah Tomkins		152
8		Women and crime by Anne-Marie Kilday		174
9		Women, consumption and taste by Helen Berry		194
10		Women and politics by Elaine Chalus and Fiona Montgomery		217
11		British women and empire by Kathleen Wilson		260

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