The Meanings of Sex Difference in the Middle Ages Medicine, Science and Culture |
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| Author:
| Cadden, Joan |
| Contribution by:
| Jones, Colin
Rosenberg, Charles |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-48378-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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Based on history, feminist theory and cultural studies, this text explores the ways in which scientific ideas about sex differences in the later Middle Ages participated in the broader cultural assumptions about gender, the social roles of men and women, purpose of marriage, etc.
Based on history, feminist theory and cultural studies, this text explores the ways in which scientific ideas about sex differences in the later Middle Ages participated in the broader cultural assumptions about gender, the social roles of men and women, purpose of marriage, etc.