Myth and Materiality in a Woman's World: Shetland 1800-2000 by Lynn Abrams

Myth and Materiality in a Woman's World: Shetland 1800-2000

Lynn Abrams

264 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by the intersection of gender roles, cultural identity, and everyday resilience in isolated communities, blending historical analysis with the intimate stories of women who shaped a society through both labor and legend.

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The place of women in Shetland society is unique. In this isolated island group off the north of Scotland, women dominated the family, economy and the cultural imagination for 200 years. Here, women were numerically preponderant and economically v...

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