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Myth and materiality in a woman's world : Shetland 1800-2000 / Lynn Abrams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abrams, Lynn, author.
- Series:
- Gender in history.
- Gender in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--Scotland--Shetland--History--19th century.
- Sex role.
- Sex role--Scotland--Shetland--History--20th century.
- Women--Scotland--Shetland--Social conditions--19th century.
- Women.
- Women--Scotland--Shetland--Social conditions--20th century.
- Shetland (Scotland)--Social conditions--19th century.
- Shetland (Scotland).
- Shetland (Scotland)--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Shetland has a history unique in Europe, for over the past two centuries it was a place where women dominated the family, economy, and cultural imagination. Reconstructing this 'woman's world', this book will interest scholars in social and cultural history, social anthropology, gender and women's studies.
- Contents:
- Copyright; Contents; List of figures, table and plates; Preface and acknowledgements; Glossary and note on Shetland dialect; 1. Pasts, peoples, selves; 2. Stories; 3. Place; 4. Work; 5.Culture; 6. Sexualities; 7. Power; 8. Reflections; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-84779-358-4
- OCLC:
- 818847455
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