Women and authority in early modern Spain the peasants of Galicia /

Allyson Poska examines the social and economic significance of the peasant women of Galicia, using archival documentation. She focuses on how the women perceived and asserted their authority within the family and how a large number of female-headed households functioned in the absence of men.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poska, Allyson M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Women peasants > Spain > Galicia (Region) > History.
Peasants > Spain > Galicia (Region) > Social conditions.
Peasants > Spain > Galicia (Region) > Economic conditions.
Galicia (Spain : Region) > Rural conditions.
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Summary:Allyson Poska examines the social and economic significance of the peasant women of Galicia, using archival documentation. She focuses on how the women perceived and asserted their authority within the family and how a large number of female-headed households functioned in the absence of men.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 271 p.) : ill., maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191708763 (ebook) :

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