York and the regional economy in the later Middle Ages; women and work; servants and servanthood; marriage in town and country; moving to town; patterns of cohesion and residence; women, work and life cycle - a hypothesis explored.
'those interested in women's work, in urban history, in regional
economies, in the history of family and marriage will learn a lot
... It is a pioneering study of gender relations in work,
production and marriage with thought-provoking contemporary
resonances.'
Times Literary Supplement
'The core of this book is a careful analysis of the
interrelationship between women's employment prospects, matrimonial
choices, and opportunities for personal freedom in the period after
the Black Death ... a succinct general grounding in the current
state of the subject that could hardly be bettered.'
R.H. Britnell, University of Durham, The Economic History Review,
Volume XLVI, No.3, August 1993
`it offers a succinct general grounding in the current state of the
subject that could hardly be bettered.'
The Economic History Review
'an original and stimulating hypothesis ... this book represents a
significant achievement in its presentation of a forceful and
generally persuasive argument that will challenge and stimulate
scholars for years to come'
Maryanne Kowaleski, Fordham University, Social History of Medicine,
Vol. 7, No. 2, 1994
'thoughtful study ... An impressive array of secondary material is
debated in the course of presenting the book's main argument and
... the discussion of the sources is conducted with insight ... I
do not know of a better book than Goldberg's study for an overview
of the current debate and a more stimulating study of women's role
in the Northern economy will be hard to find.'
Frederik Pedersen, Cambridge Group for the History of Population
and Social Structure, Community and Change, Volume 9, Part 2 -
1994
'thoughtful and stimulating enquiry ... the study is worth close
attention, and contains many important findings and challenging
interpretations. This book is notable for the insights which have
arisen from its humane approach to its subject, for its substantive
findings, and for its carefully elaborated hypotheses.'
Derek Keene The Ricordian June '94
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