When Gossips Meet : Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England

Name: When Gossips Meet
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780199273195
Price: 16050 KES
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ISBN: 9780199273195

by Bernard Capp

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Oxford Studies in Social History

ISBN-10 0199273197

ISBN-13 9780199273195

Publisher Oxford University Press

Imprint Oxford University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 15th, 2004

Print length 412 Pages

Weight 518 grams

Dimensions 13.90 x 21.50 x 2.80 cms

Product Classification: Social & cultural history Gender studies: women Sociology: family & relationships

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This title explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England sought to make the best of their lives in a society that excluded or marginalized them in almost every sphere. It argues that networks of close friends ('gossips') provided invaluable moral and practical support.

This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses on the networks of close friends (''gossips'') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly domestic, providing both companionship and practical support in disputes with husbands and with neighbours of either sex. The book also examines the micropolitics of the household, with its internal alliances and feuds, and women''s agency in neighbourhood politics, exercised by shaping local public opinion, exerting pressure on parish officials, and through the role of informal female juries. If women did not openly challenge male supremacy, they could often play a significant role in shaping their own lives and the life of the local community.

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