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Bones, buttons and buckles: negotiating class and bodily practices in early modern Oulu.

Some of the most prominent characteristics of the early modern period are increasing control over human bodies and the increasing class differences in bodily practices. The rigid class society prevailing in early modern Sweden was reflected in the way people in different classes were expected to beh...

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Published in:Post-Medieval Archaeology Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 182 - 207
Main Authors: Salmi, Anna-Kaisa, Kuokkanen, Tiina
Format: Case Study
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2014
Subjects:
Social classes
Class identity
Class differences
Food habits > Social aspects
Clothing & dress
Human body & society
History
Oulu (Finland)
Sweden
Finland
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