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The Struggle for the Breeches: Gender and the Making of the British Working Class (Studies on the History of Society and Culture,Used
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Linking the personal and the political, Anna Clark depicts the making of the working class in Britain as a 'struggle for the breeches.' The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries witnessed significant changes in notions of masculinity and femininity, the sexual division of labor, and sexual mores, changes that were intimately intertwined with class politics. By integrating gender into the analysis of class formation, Clark transforms the traditional narrative of workingclass history.Going beyond the sterile debate about whether economics or language determines class consciousness, Clark integrates working people's experience with an analysis of radical rhetoric. Focusing on Lancashire, Glasgow, and London, she contrasts the experience of artisans and textile workers, demonstrating how each created distinctively gendered communities and political strategies.Workers faced a 'sexual crisis,' Clark claims, as men and women competed for jobs and struggled over love and power in the family. While some radicals espoused respectability, others might be homophobes, wifebeaters, and tyrants at home; a radical's love of liberty could be coupled with lust for the life of a libertine. Clark shows that in trying to create a working class these radicals closed off the movement to women, instead adopting a conservative rhetoric of domesticity and narrowing their notion of the working class.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'The Struggle for the Breeches'? A: The main theme of 'The Struggle for the Breeches' is the intersection of gender and class politics in the making of the British working class during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Struggle for the Breeches' is Anna Clark.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 436 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'The Struggle for the Breeches' published? A: The book was published on April 18, 1997.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'The Struggle for the Breeches' is suitable for academic study, especially in fields related to economic history and gender studies.
- Q: What historical context does the book cover? A: The book covers the historical context of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Britain, focusing on class formation and gender dynamics.
- Q: Does the book address the experiences of both men and women? A: Yes, it addresses the experiences of both men and women in the working class and their competition over jobs and power.
- Q: What are the key subjects discussed in this book? A: Key subjects discussed include masculinity, femininity, the sexual division of labor, and political strategies within the working class.
- Q: Is this book a part of a series? A: Yes, 'The Struggle for the Breeches' is part of the 'Studies on the History of Society and Culture' series, specifically Volume 23.