1st Edition

The Law of the Father? Patriarchy in the transition from feudalism to capitalism

By Mary Murray Copyright 1995
    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    A coherent and focussed exploration into how Patriarchy constructed pre-capitalist and capitalist society, and its role in the transition from feudalism to capitalism.

    Introduction 1 The debate 2 A way forward 3 Marxism and the transition from feudalism to Capitalism 4 Property and patriarchy 5 From ‘The Law of the Father’ to ‘capitalist fraternity’? 6 Sisters, daughters and subordinate wives 7 Women as property

    Biography

    Murray, Mary