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UNINA9910821448003321 |
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Autore |
Erickson Amy Louise |
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Titolo |
Women and property in early modern England / / Amy Louise Erickson |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-78557-7 |
1-134-78558-5 |
1-280-31940-2 |
0-203-43593-1 |
0-203-28688-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - England - History |
Women - England - Economic conditions |
Women - England - Social conditions |
Women - Legal status, laws, etc - England - History |
Property - England - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Preface; Map of places cited in the text; Introduction; Law, society and documents; Upbringing; Inheritance; Portions and marriage; The nature of marriage settlements; Marriage settlements in the Court of Chancery; Marriage settlements in probate documents; Widows of men who made wills; Widows of men who did not make wills; How lone women lived; Lone women's wills; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Name index, 1550 1750; General index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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`An impressive study.' - Germaine Greer. Amy Erickson combines legal, social and women's history in an imaginative and methodically interesting way to chart the limits and the contradictions of women as property owners. |
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