This study reconstructs the public lives of peasant women and men during the six decades preceding the Black Death of 1348-49. Drawing on the extensive records of the forest manor of Brigstock, Judith Bennett challenges the myth of a "golden age" of equality for medieval men and women. Instead, she demonstrates that women faced profound political, legal, economic, and social disadvantages in their dealings with men.
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This study reconstructs the public lives of peasant women and men during the six decades preceding the Black Death of 1348-49. Drawing on the extensive records of the forest manor of Brigstock, Judith Bennett challenges the myth of a "golden age" of equality for medieval men and women. Instead, she demonstrates that women faced profound political, legal, economic, and social disadvantages in their dealings with men.
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Good. Size: 5x0x8; No dust jacket. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. RF tag removed from the back of the book which took some paper with it. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.