Book contents
- Frontmatter
- 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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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 August 2017
- Frontmatter
- 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
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- Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 , pp. 320 - 327Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2017