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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Deena J González |
| ISBN: | 019507890X 9780195078909 |
| OCLC Number: | 40255841 |
| Description: | xx, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Women in the Courts Conformity and Dissonance before the War, 1821-1846 -- 2. Women under Siege: Sexuality and the Gendered Economics of Colonization, 1840-1852 -- 3. Women's Survival Strategies: Gifts and Giving as Methods of Resistance, 1846-1880 -- 4. The Politics of Disidentification and Recuperation: Notations about the "New" Western American History. |
| Responsibility: | Deena J. González. |
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An eloquent exercise in micro-history ... The overall effect is a subtle picture which presents an essentially human history in all its eloquent and often contradictory detail. The idea of using the court records is exemplary, revealing much about women's social attitudes and status, their survival strategies and their ability and willingness to use the system to protect their rights. As a result, the research succeeds not just in rescuing a forgotten history, but also in challenging the accepted histories of the American West and the tendency to romanticize and generalize from the often badly used statistics ... micro-history at its best. Bulletin of Spanish Studies Eloquent and thought provoking ... One of the greatest strengths of Gonzalez's book is its rootedness in her personal history ... Another great strength of Gonzalez's book emerges in her last chapter, which analyzes recent trends in western American history. The Journal of American History Read more...
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