We tend to think of state service as the typical male form of work. However, this notion does not do justice to the early history of states and their servants, and it obscures the role of women and gender entirely. Teasing out these entanglements, The state as master shows how early modern state formation was subsidized by ordinary people's work and how, at the same time, the changing relationship between state authorities and families shaped the understanding of work and gender.
This book is both a fascinating story of the hardships of customs official families in small Swedish towns and an innovative analysis of state formation and its short- and long-term effects. -- .
| ISBN: | 9781526100641 |
| Publication date: | 21st August 2017 |
| Author: | Maria Agren |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 184 pages |
| Series: | Gender in History |
| Genres: |
European history Gender studies, gender groups International relations |
We tend to think of state service as the typical male form of work. However, this notion does not do justice to the early history of states and their servants, and it obscures the role of women and gender entirely.
The State as Master features in the following genres: European history, Gender studies, gender groups, International relations
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The State as Master was written by Maria Agren and published by Manchester University Press
The State as Master has 184 pages
Yes it is part of Gender in History series
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