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Gender and Politics in Early Modern Europe: English Convents in France and the Low Countries (Early Modern History: Society and Culture)
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Product Description
This study analyses the 17th century revival of monasticism by English women who founded convents in France and the Low Countries. Examining the nuns' membership of both the English Catholic community and the continental Catholic Church, it argues that despite strict monastic enclosure and exile, they nevertheless engaged actively in the spiritual and political controversies of their day. The book should add much to our understanding of women's power in early modern Europe, and offer an insight into a previously ignored section of English society.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1866298 in Books
- Published on: 2002-11-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
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.,."Walker has broken new ground in early modern women's history."--J.M. Pope, Choice
About the Author
CLAIRE WALKER lectures in early modern European history at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She has published several articles on the post-Reformation English convents in leading journals and collections of essays.
