The Household and the Making of History

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The Household and the Making of History

A Subversive View of the Western Past

        MARY S. HARTMAN

        Rutgers University

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© Mary S. Hartman 2004

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First published 2004

Printed in the United States of America

Typeface   Sabon 10/12 pt.   System  LATEX 2_e   [TB]

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Hartman, Mary S., 1941–
The household and the making of history : a subversive view of the Western past / Mary S. Hartman.

p.  cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-521-82972-0 – ISBN 0-521-53669-3 (pbk.)
1. Marriage – History. 2. Households – History. 3. Sex role – History. 4. Social history. I. Title.

HQ515.H38  2004
306.81′09–dc22         2003061671

ISBN 0 521 82972 0 hardback
ISBN 0 521 53669 3 paperback