A History of Women in the West
- ISBN-10
- 0674403673
- ISBN-13
- 9780674403673
- Series
- A History of Women in the West
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 608
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Authors
- Michelle Perrot, Georges Duby, Arlette Farge
Description
Discusses the legal, social, and religious position of women in the Greco-Roman world, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and modern era.
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- 1992
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- 1992
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