Women at Work in Spain offers evidence that women not only managed large estates and conducted the economic life of monasteries, but they also produced wealth through their labor as migrant and farm workers. These essays offer important data unearthed from archives in Castile, Leon, Toledo, and Seville, by documenting the contribution of women to the economic and cultural development of the Iberian Peninsula. These studies reveal that the survival of cultural traditions, the writing and illustrating of manuscripts, and the ...
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Women at Work in Spain offers evidence that women not only managed large estates and conducted the economic life of monasteries, but they also produced wealth through their labor as migrant and farm workers. These essays offer important data unearthed from archives in Castile, Leon, Toledo, and Seville, by documenting the contribution of women to the economic and cultural development of the Iberian Peninsula. These studies reveal that the survival of cultural traditions, the writing and illustrating of manuscripts, and the flowering of the printing industry were often in the hands of women.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1998
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17191125663
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1998
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14948210802
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VG. Neither remainder nor ex-lib. Softcover in blue wraps, 8vo. viii + 197pp. Index, bibliograhy, notes on contribtors. Endnotes and citations with chapters. One underlined passage (p.121), two marginal checks (pp.51 & 177), and two checked titles in contents; else clean and unmartked. Wraps clean and bright; binding strong and square.