The Fourth Estate: A History of Women in the Middle Ages
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Book Overview
Did women really constitute a fourth estate' in medieval society and, if so, in what sense? In this wide-ranging study Shulamith Shahar considers this and the whole question of the varying attitudes to women and their status in western Europe between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0416368107
ISBN13:9780416368109
Release Date:January 1983
Publisher:Methuen Publishing
Length:351 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Good but not great
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book serves as a nice introduction but suffers a bit from being dated -- there is a lot more stuff "out there" than there was a decade ago. It also presents a more static picture of the medieval millenium than could be desired. Nevertheless, it can't be beat for an introductory survey -- particularly if you can get a used copy!
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