{"product_id":"the-whole-economy-work-and-gender-in-early-modern-europe-paperback-9781009359368","title":"The Whole Economy; Work and Gender in Early Modern Europe (Paperback) 9781009359368","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Whole Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWork and Gender in Early Modern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHighlights the transformative potential of including women's work in wider assessments of continuity and change in economic performance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCatriona Macleod (Edited by), Alexandra Shepard (Edited by), Maria Ågren (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009359368, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e259 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 1.7 cm, 0.356 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvocating a gender-inclusive approach to the history of work, this book both counts and accounts for women's as well as men's economic activity.  Showcasing novel conceptual, methodological and empirical perspectives, it highlights the transformative potential of including women's work in wider assessments of continuity and change in economic performance. Focusing on the period of European history (1500-1800) that generated unprecedented growth in the northwest – which, in turn, was linked to the global redistribution of resources and upon which industrialisation depended – the book spans key arenas in which women produced change: households, care, agriculture, rural manufacture, urban markets, migration, and war. The analysis refutes the stubborn contention of mainstream economic history that we can generalise about economic performance by focusing solely on the work of adult men and demonstrates that women were active agents in the early modern economy rather than passively affected by changes wrought upon them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction Margaret R. Hunt and Alexandra Shepard: 1. Households Maria Agren\u003cbr\u003e 2. Care Alexandra Shepard\u003cbr\u003e 3. Agriculture Jane Whittle and Hilde Sandvik\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rural manufactures Carmen Sarasúa\u003cbr\u003e 5. Urban markets Anna Bellavitis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Migration Amy L. Erickson and Ariadne Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e 7. War Margaret R. Hunt.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265432080664,"sku":"9781009359368","price":24.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009359368i.jpg?v=1692022836","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-whole-economy-work-and-gender-in-early-modern-europe-paperback-9781009359368","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}