Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia
Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996
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Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996512
Book • Nonfiction
Virginia • Colonial Era
1996
Adult
18+ years
Super Short Summary
In Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs, Kathleen M. Brown examines the intersection of gender, race, and power in Colonial Virginia. The book explores how English settlers used patriarchal structures to control social hierarchies, enforce racial divisions, and shape the roles of women, illustrating the complexities of these dynamics in the evolving colonial society.
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Kathleen M. Brown's Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs is praised for its in-depth analysis of gender, race, and power dynamics in colonial Virginia. Critics commend its rich scholarship and compelling narrative but note that its dense academic style may challenge casual readers. Overall, it's a significant contribution to historical gender studies.
Who Should Read Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia?
A reader interested in Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs likely enjoys in-depth historical analysis, gender studies, and racial dynamics in colonial America, akin to Edmund S. Morgan's American Slavery, American Freedom and Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Monticello.
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Book • Nonfiction
Virginia • Colonial Era
1996
Adult
18+ years
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