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Hansen, Karen V.

 
9780520084742: A Very Social Time: Crafting Community in Antebellum New England
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ISBN 10 : 0520084748 ISBN 13 : 9780520084742
Editeur : University of California Press, 1994

Synopsis

Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and men―both white and black―n the half century before the Civil War. Her use of diaries, letters, and autobiographies brings their voices to life, making this study an extraordinary combination of historical research and sociological interpretation.

Hansen challenges conventional notions that women were largely relegated to a private realm and men to a public one. A third dimension―the social sphere―also existed and was a critical meeting ground for both genders. In the social worlds of love, livelihood, gossip, friendship, and mutual assistance, working people crossed ideological gender boundaries.

The book's rare collection of original writings reinforces Hansen's arguments and also provides an intimate glimpse into antebellum New England life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Karen V. Hansen is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520084748
ISBN 13 
9780520084742
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
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