Gender Relations in German History: Power, Agency and Experience from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century

This collection of essays examines the construction of gender norms in early modern and modern Germany.; The modes of reinforcement by the state, the church, the law and marriage, and the resistance to these norms by individuals, are central to each of the contributions.; It examines discourses of the body and sexuality and the relations between gender and power. Similarly, the usefulness of the "public/private paradigm" familiar to gender historians is further challenged.Abrams, Lynn is the author of 'Gender Relations in German History: Power, Agency and Experience from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century', published 1996 under ISBN 9781857284850 and ISBN 1857284852.