Women and authority in early modern Spain: the peasants of Galicia

Introduction: gendering peasant society -- Women without men -- Single women and property -- Sex and the single woman -- 'A married man is a woman': gender tensions in Galician marriages -- Widowhood -- Modelling female authority -- Beyond finisterre.

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Main Author: Poska, Allyson M. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Oxford New York, NY [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2005
In:Year: 2005
Reviews:[Rezension von: Poska, Allyson, Women and Authority in Early Modern Spain: The Peasants of Galicia] (2008) (Coolidge, Grace E.)
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Galicia / Authority / Woman / Gender-specific role / Agrarian society / History 1500-1800
B Galicia / Agrarian society / Woman / Gender-specific role / Authority / Social position / History
Further subjects:B Peasants (Spain) (Galicia (Region)) Economic conditions
B Peasantry Spain Galicia Region Social conditions
B Peasants (Spain) (Galicia (Region)) Social conditions
B Women peasants Spain Galicia Region History
B Peasantry Spain Galicia Region Economic conditions
B Women peasants (Spain) (Galicia (Region)) History
B Galicia (Spain : Region) Rural conditions
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Summary:Introduction: gendering peasant society -- Women without men -- Single women and property -- Sex and the single woman -- 'A married man is a woman': gender tensions in Galician marriages -- Widowhood -- Modelling female authority -- Beyond finisterre.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:VI, 271 S, Ill., Kt
ISBN:0-19-926531-3
978-0-19-926531-2

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