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Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early ... and the University of North Carolina Press) Paperback – November 25, 1996
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- Print length512 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOmohundro Institute and UNC Press
- Publication dateNovember 25, 1996
- Dimensions6.12 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-100807846236
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“Brown has provided us with a major reinterpretation of colonial Virginia that revises the tale told by Edmund S. Morgan, Winthrop Jordan, and Rhys Isaac. In the process she has told a story of constricting avenues of informal power and authority for women without reconstructing an earlier ‘golden age.’ This is no small feat.”―Journal of American History
“An ambitious work, elaborate in construction and prodigious in research. . . . It could reshape profoundly our understanding of the history of colonial Virginia. . . . This big book is intriguing, provocative, and deeply unsettling.”―Journal of Southern History
“One of the most important and interesting books ever published about colonial Virginia history."―Virginia Libraries
"This book is . . . crucial to our understanding not only of gender but of race and power in colonial Virginia.”―Journal of Southwest Georgia History
“Should be a standard purchase for all academic libraries with holdings in U.S. history.” ―CHOICE
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- Publisher : Omohundro Institute and UNC Press (November 25, 1996)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 512 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0807846236
- Item Weight : 1.7 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.12 x 1 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #267,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #350 in U.S. Colonial Period History
- #843 in Women in History
- #3,289 in U.S. State & Local History
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Customers find the book informative and well-written. They appreciate the detailed research and interesting perspective on Colonial Virginia's hierarchy. Readers also mention it's important for men to read, as they should not trust no one.
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Customers find the book informative and well-written. They appreciate the detailed research and clear portrayal of Colonial Virginia's hierarchy. The book provides a good history lesson with interesting stories and rich details about how women lived during that time.
"...The amount of information that it covered was amazing and gave a very clear picture of how women lived during a very important time in US history." Read more
"Very interesting view of Colonial Virginia's hierarchy with detailed research to support the thesis of female rights and their societal position..." Read more
"A heavy book in all senses of the word. Interesting material, not necessarily always told in an interesting manner...." Read more
"Well written, thoroughly researched and very informative; however, I was expecting the book to be different...." Read more
Customers find the book well-written with rich details. They say it's important for men to read, as they may not trust others.
"This book is very important for men to read, because these so not trust no one if you can not trust your wife who can you trust then." Read more
"...Well written. Recommend to anyone interested in early American history, daily life in colonial Virginia and the legacy of slavery in the US." Read more
"Well written, thoroughly researched and very informative; however, I was expecting the book to be different...." Read more
"Great stories, such rich details, well written. It's a thick book that will take some time to get through, but it's a fun journey." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2013This was one of the text books assigned to my senior level Colonial America class. I enjoyed reading this text and discussing it in class every week. The amount of information that it covered was amazing and gave a very clear picture of how women lived during a very important time in US history.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014This book is very important for men to read, because these so not trust no one if you can not trust your wife who can you trust then.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018nice
- Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015Very interesting view of Colonial Virginia's hierarchy with detailed research to support the thesis of female rights and their societal position relative to men and slaves. Well written. Recommend to anyone interested in early American history, daily life in colonial Virginia and the legacy of slavery in the US.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017Excellent book!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2015My kind of book.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017This has been a very exciting journey for me to go through.
Kathleen Brown has made a very heavy, but insightful, look into how Colonial Virginia was shaped by race, patriarchal power, and gender relations. I was really apprehensive that this book would quickly become a gender studies snore fest, but Kathleen instead creates a wonderful book that delves into the nitty-gritty of how these three elements play upon each other. Her use of how gender has influenced history has caused me to hope that other historians will start to use this lens and to see what they'll pick up from it.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015A heavy book in all senses of the word. Interesting material, not necessarily always told in an interesting manner. A good, but again not compellingly told, overview of women's rights or non-rights in the 18th C. But be sure to feel strong when reading it! It's VERY heavy, and the Kindle version does not have the maps or pictures of the printed version.