Gender, Work, and the Transition to Modernity in Northwestern - Europe, 1720188

About the author

Maria Ågren is a Swedish historian who specializes in early modern and nineteenth-century history. She has published extensively about credit, property, inheritance, marriage, and work, in both Swedish and English. She is the leader of the Gender and Work project at Uppsala University, within which the GaW database was developed as an example of the Digital Humanities. She has supervised 20 Ph.D. students to completion of their doctorates.

Summary

It is well-known that gender distinctions structure the modern labour market, but why is this so and how far back in time does the pattern extend? This book uses a unique method to map and explain how gender rather than marital status came to be important.

Product details

• Authors: Maria (Professor of History At Uppsala Univ Agren
• Assisted by: Maria Ãgren (Editor), Maria Ågren (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9780198934295
• ISBN: 978-0-19-893429-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Economic history, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology: work & labour, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General