Author Description
Gender, Family, And Politics Is The First Full-length, Gender-inclusive Study Of The Howard Family, One Of The Pre-eminent Families Of Early-modern Britain. Most Of The Existing Scholarship On This Aristocratic Dynasty's Political Operation During The First Half Of The Sixteenth-century Centres On The Male Family Members, And Studies Of The Women Of The Early-modern Period Tends To Focus On Class Or Geographical Location. Nicola Clark, However, Places Women And The Question Of Kinship In Centre-stage, Arguing That This Is Necessary To Understand The Complexity Of The Early Modern Dynasty. A Nuanced Understanding Of Women's Agency, Dynastic Identity, And Politics Allows Us To More Fully Understand The Political, Social, Religious, And Cultural History Of Early-modern Britain.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates how the inclusion of women and kinship dynamics fundamentally alters our understanding of the political operations of the Howard family in sixteenth-century Britain. Nicola Clark, a specialist in early modern history, utilizes archival research and genealogical analysis to challenge male-centric historical narratives. She argues that dynastic power was not solely a product of male agency but was actively shaped by the strategic roles, influence, and political maneuvering of the women within the Howard family.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the Howard family's political influence during the first half of the sixteenth century.
- Examination of female agency within aristocratic dynastic structures.
- Exploration of the intersection between kinship, gender, and national politics.
Scope Limits
- The study is geographically limited to the context of early modern Britain.
- The analysis focuses primarily on the Howard dynasty rather than a broad survey of all aristocratic families of the period.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Historians and scholars of the early modern period recognize this text as a significant contribution to gender-inclusive dynastic studies. Experts frequently highlight the author's methodology as a model for re-evaluating aristocratic political history through the lens of kinship and gender.
Page Count:
224
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191087653
ISBN-13:
9780191087653
History
Biography
History - Modern
Political History
Gender Studies
British History
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