Hunt, M. R. and Shepard, A. (2023) Introduction. In: MacLeod, C., Shepard, A. and Ågren, M. (eds.) The Whole Economy: Work and Gender in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, pp. 1-25. ISBN 9781009359368 (doi: 10.1017/9781009359344.002)
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Abstract
This introductory chapter makes a case for a gender-inclusive approach to the history of work. The ‘early modern’ period witnessed unprecedented growth in parts of Europe and elsewhere, linked both to the global redistribution of resources and to new ways of organizing labour. This chapter surveys the rich scholarship on the history of women’s work in Europe and its implications for narratives of macroeconomic change and assessments of economic performance. It also discusses the insights brought by feminist economics to the conceptualisation of work and highlights new methodologies for analysing divisions of labour in the past. Finally, it lays out arguments for why women’s work was as important as men’s in producing change.
| Item Type: | Book Sections (Introduction) |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | online ISBN: 9781009359344. |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | MacLeod, Dr Catriona and Shepard, Professor Alex |
| Authors: | Hunt, M. R., and Shepard, A. |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| ISBN: | 9781009359368 |
| Published Online: | 09 June 2023 |
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