Gender inequalities in rural European communities during 19th and early 20th century. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Polly Thanailaki.
• Authors: Thanailaki, Polly
• Contents: Chapter 1. The Curse of Athena- Female Illiteracy in the Greek Countryside -- Chapter 2. 'Caught in the spider's web'. Women's schooling in the rural communities in Italy and in parts of the Balkans -- Chapter 3. Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage: A Comparison Between Greek and Italian Peasant Women -- Chapter 4. Spreading the 'Word of God'. Women- missionaries and Protestant Education in the Balkans, Greece and Italy -- Chapter 5. Demeter, the goddess of the harvest: Women's social life in the villages -- Chapter 6. Euterpe, the Muse of Music: Women's Position as Seen Through Folklore Songs and Dances (19th to Early 20th Centuries) -- Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (174 pages)
• Subjects: 305.42094; Social sciences; Educational sociology; Gender identity in education; Sociology; Sex (Psychology); Gender expression; Gender identity; Women's rights -- Europe; Women's rights -- Greece; Women's rights -- Italy; Social Sciences; Gender Studies; Sociology of Education; Sociology, general; Gender and Education; Educational sociology; Gender expression; Gender identity; Gender identity in education; Sex (Psychology); Social sciences; Sociology; Women's rights; Europe; Greece; Italy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319752359; 9783319752358
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.