A Very Social Time
Crafting Community in Antebellum New England
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1994
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-08474-2 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-08474-2 (ISBN)
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This narrative explores the community lives of New England's working class - both white and black - before the US Civil War. It uses extracts from diaries, letters and autobiographies to challenge the conventional notion that women were relegated to a private realm.
Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and menboth white and blackn 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 dimensionthe social spherealso 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.
Karen Hansen's richly anecdotal narrative explores the textured community lives of New England's working women and menboth white and blackn 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 dimensionthe social spherealso 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.
Karen V. Hansen is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.1994 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 485 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-08474-8 / 0520084748 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-08474-2 / 9780520084742 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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