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When Gossips Meet: Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England (Oxford Studies in Social History)
When Gossips Meet Women Family and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England - Oxford Studies in Social History
Author: Bernard Capp
This book 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, helping them to shape their own lives and to pla...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199255986
ISBN-10: 0199255989
Publication Date: 3/27/2003
Pages: 408
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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