Widows in European economy and society, 1600-1920 /

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

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Moring, Beatrice (Author), Wall, Richard, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Widows > Europe > History.
Widows > Europe > Social conditions.
Veuves > Europe > Histoire.
Veuves > Europe > Conditions sociales.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Widows.
Widows > Social conditions.
Europe.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontcover
  • Contents
  • List of Plates
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Widows and Poverty
  • 2 Widows, Legislation and Property
  • 3 Assessing the Assets of the Widow
  • 4 Life Interest, Usufruct or Pension, The Mainstay of the Widow?
  • 5 Urban Widows, Economy and Family
  • 6 The Demography of Widowhood
  • 7 Household Structure, Age, Social Status and Geography
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1
  • Abandonment
  • Appendix 2
  • Widows and Poverty
  • Appendix 3
  • Brief Life Histories of Poor Widows
  • Appendix 4
  • Widows and Property
  • Appendix 5
  • Contracts
  • Appendix 6
  • Widows, Family and Work
  • Appendix 7
  • Demography
  • Appendix 8
  • Households
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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