Nena Vandeweerdt: Women and Work Through a Comparative Lens, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Women and Work Through a Comparative Lens
- Gender and the Urban Labor Markets of Premodern Brabant and Biscay
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- Verlag:
- Leuven University Press, 12/2025
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9789462704947
- Artikelnummer:
- 12356645
- Umfang:
- 250 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 360 g
- Maße:
- 234 x 156 mm
- Stärke:
- 12 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 1.12.2025
- Hinweis
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Klappentext
Urban Markets and Women's Labor: Navigating Institutional Boundaries in Premodern Europe
Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities varied greatly depending on local institutions. This book compares the guild-structured labor markets of Antwerp and Mechelen in Brabant with Bilbao's informal economy in Biscay during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. By analyzing these distinct institutional contexts, it offers a multifaceted understanding of women's economic roles in premodern Europe. Drawing on a wide range of legislative and judicial sources, Vandeweerdt demonstrates how legal frameworks, socioeconomic structures, and individual strategies shaped women's activities in small-scale trade. Bridging institutional analysis and personal agency, Women and Work through a Comparative Lens sheds new light on the interplay between labor organization and everyday practices in premodern Europe.
