Looking at ordinary women in Poland from the 16th to the 18th centuries as closely as the few sources allow, Bogucka (history, Polish Academy of Sciences) covers phases of women's lives, women and economic life, religion, great debates, patterns of female behavior, culture, politics, and Polish women in comparative context. The Polish original is Bialoglowa w dawnej Polsche-kobieta w spoleczenstwie polskim XVI-XVIII wieku na tle porównawczym; no publisher, date, or translator is identified. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)