Gender and power in Britain, 1640-1990

By Susan Kingsley Kent

Subjects: Histoire, Great britain, history, stuarts, 1603-1714, Femmes, Women, great britain, Masculinité, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Identité sexuelle, Women, political activity, Great britain, politics and government, History, Politique et gouvernement, Political aspects of Gender identity, Political participation, Great britain, history, 20th century, Sex differences, Aspect politique, Politics and government, Activité politique, Masculinity, Great britain, history, 19th century, Women in politics, Nonfiction, Political activity, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Power (Social sciences), Power (social sciences), Gender identity, Political aspects of Masculinity, Women, Political aspects, Great britain, politics and government, 1485-1603, Great britain, history, 18th century

Description: Gender and Power in Britain is an original and exciting history of Britain from the early modern period to the present focusing on the interaction of gender and power in political, social, cultural and economic life. Using a chronological framework, the book examines:* the roles, responsibilities and identities of men and women* how power relationships were established within various gender systems* how women and men reacted to the institutions, laws, customs, beliefs and practices that constituted their various worlds* class, racial and ethnic considerations* the role of empire in the development of British institutions and identities* the civil war* twentieth century suffrage* the world wars * industrialisation* Victorian morality.