Gendered Stereotypes and Female Entrepreneurship in Southern Europe, 1700-1900

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-66236-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 326 g

This book addresses issues that remain under-researched by feminist historians. They pertain to female economic contribution in specific geographical areas and countries such as Greece, Italy, a number of regions of France, Greek-speaking regions in the Ottoman-ruled Macedonia, and two countries in the Balkans: Romania and Bulgaria. Additionally, it compares and contrasts female economic agency in the above regions which is a field that hitherto lacks thorough study. Polly Thanailaki explores female contribution to the finances of their family and to the economy of their country and how they interlaced in a transnational historical setting, further exploring social norms and trading practices in these regions. The methodology is based on the study of original printed sources such as archives, newspapers, and journals of the period, along with secondary sources of literature. The book addresses the nexus of gender, economy, and society covering a broad spectrum of gender studies, economic history and social history in time and in geographic space.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thanailaki, Polly

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Familiocracy in the Greek business elite class: Endogamy and other cultural traits.- 3.  Women and economic input in independent Greece (19th to early 20th centuries).- 4. Gendered Entrepreneurship and Cottage Industry of the Greek-speaking communities in the Ottoman Balkans.- 5.  Women’s path to economic autonomy in Italy.- 6.  Rural women’s economic contribution to agricultural work in Southern Europe.- 7. Female Entrepreneurship and Guilds in Southern Europe.- 8. Gendered prejudices and the economic setting in Romania and Bulgaria.- 9. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Polly Thanailaki holds a Ph.D. in modern history from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, USA. Her previous publications include Gender Inequalities in Rural European Communities During 19th and Early 20th Century (2018, Springer). Her field of research is based on modern history where she mainly focuses on female education and culture, as well as on gender equality in an international perspective.