Women, Privilege, and Power

Stanford University Press, 2002-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Very good condition. Clean text without highlighting or underlining. Tight spine. Shelf wear.

Stanford University Press, 2001. Hard cover. Very good/Good. Jacket is rubbed, but otherwise in good condition. Cover boards are in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Ink signature from previous owner in the front end page leaf, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked.… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. This book examines the many different ways in which women achieved public standing and exercised political power in England from the middle of the 18th century to the present. It shows how rank, property, and inheritance could confer de facto power on privileged women who overawed enfranchised men of lower social standing.