City women money, sex, and the social order in early modern London
'City Women' is a major new study of the lives of ordinary women in early modern London. By using court testimonies written down by clerks, it tells the stories of these mostly illiterate women in their own words and explores their dogged struggles for survival and advancement
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012, 2012
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | 'City Women' is a major new study of the lives of ordinary women in early modern London. By using court testimonies written down by clerks, it tells the stories of these mostly illiterate women in their own words and explores their dogged struggles for survival and advancement |
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Physical Description: | 297 p. ill., map |
ISBN: | 9780191739088 |