The wealth of wives [[electronic resource] ] : women, law, and economy in late medieval London / / Barbara A. Hanawalt

• Autore: Hanawalt Barbara
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.872/309421/209023
• Soggetto topico: Women - England - London - History - To 1500; Women - England - London - Economic conditions; Women - Legal status, laws, etc - England - London
• Soggetto geografico: England Social conditions 1066-1485
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Daughters and Identities; 2 Education and Apprenticeship; 3 Inheritance, Dowry, and Dower; 4 The Formation of Marriage; 5 Recovery of Dower and Widows' Remarriage; 6 For Better or Worse: The Marital Experience; 7 Standard of Living and Women as Consumers; 8 Women as Entrepreneurs; 9 Servants, Casual Labor, and Vendors; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Introduction. Ch. 1: Daughter and Identities. Ch. 2: Education and Apprenticeship. Ch. 3: Heiresses, Dowry, and Dower. Ch. 4: The Formation of Marriage. Ch. 5: Recovery of Dower and Widows' Remarriage. Ch. 6: For Better or For Worse: The Marital Experience. Ch. 7: The Standard of Living and Women as Consumers. Ch. 8: Women as Entrepreneurs. Ch. 9: Servants, Casual Labor, and Vendors. Conclusion. Appendix I. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography
• Titolo autorizzato: The wealth of wives
• ISBN: 0-19-771725-X; 0-19-029522-8; 1-281-16374-0; 0-19-804260-4; 9786611163747; 1-4356-0589-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778392003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II