Beatrice Moring, Richard Wall

Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A deeply researched and geographically wide-ranging study that reveals that widows were much more economically and socially active than is often thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Early English Text Society
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 4mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9781783271771
• ISBN-10: 1783271779
• Artikelnr.: 45579405

Autorenporträt

BEATRICE MORING is an Associate Professor in Social and Economic History at the University of Helsinki and author of Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Boydell, 2017).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Widows and Poverty Widows
Legislation and Property Assessing the Assets of the Widow Life Interest
Usufruct or Pension
the Mainstay of the Widow? Widows
Economy and Family The Demography of Widowhood Household Structure
Age. Social Status and Geography Conclusion Appendices Bibliography