Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: European Integration and the Transformation of Masculine Rule in the Countryside -- 1. Studying Masculine Rule in the Decentered European State -- 2. Masculine Rules and Their Transformation at the European Level: The CAP and Rural Development Policies -- 3. Rural Gender Regimes and Their Transformation in West and East Germany -- 4. Fighting for Women's Rights in the Agricultural Welfare State -- 5. Rural Development and Gender Mainstreaming -- Conclusion: Transforming Masculine Rule-Agendas for Future Research -- Notes -- References -- Index.