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The Spinners and Weavers of Auffay: Rural Industry and the Sexual Division of Labor in a French Village Gay L. Gullickson
The Spinners and Weavers of Auffay: Rural Industry and the Sexual Division of Labor in a French Village
Gay L. Gullickson
The female-dominated cottage industry of France enjoyed enormous growth from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Focusing on the village of Auffay, located in a thriving agricultural region, this 1987 book recreates the experiences of the women and men who spun and wove for the urban putting-out merchants.
272 pages, illustrations, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 28, 1986 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521322805 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 268 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 562 g |
| Language | English |