Conduct Books and the History of the Ideal Woman

Conduct Books and the History of the Ideal WomanConduct Books and the History of the Ideal Woman examines six centuries of conduct manuals and other instructive writing, analyzing the history of gendered expectations that have been debated in print from the fourteenth century and continue to influence our present thinking about womens roles and abilities.

less is known about the role played by Egypt’s geological history in the formation of pharaonic culture’s artistic and architectural legacy

and political restructuring of eastern Germany

and other cities imply that the policy of “making the world safe for democracy” was not shared by millions of people in many Western countries

Once hailed as the “African country that works

This book offers an in-depth sociological analysis of parent and professional experience of baby loss

the Snark eludes us all

David Bolotin argues in this book that Aristotle never seriously intended many of his doctrines that have been demolished by modern science

Assessing Dangerousness reviews the intricacies of predicting intimate partner violence and homicide as well as child abuse and homicide to better prepare readers to make such assessments

Scenes of Bohemian Life is composed of vignettes inspired by the author’s experience as a starving artist in Paris’ Latin Quarter

The second half explores specific cultural influences that Theosophy exerted in the spheres of literature

During the three decades from 1945 to 1975

improving efficiency