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Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Hardcover)
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Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920 (Hardcover)
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A deeply researched and geographically wide-ranging study that
reveals that widows were much more economically and socially active
than is often thought. 2017 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title "A
terrific piece of work". JANE HUMPHRIES, Professor of Economic
History and Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
Widows are often viewed as being marginalised in society,
struggling to make a living and in need of financial and other
support. However, as this extensively researched and wide-ranging
book reveals, widows did, in fact, engage very effectively in
economic activity, often being in charge of families, households
and commercial enterprises. The book outlines how extensive
widowhood was; examines the provisions made for the support of
widows, including in the form of marriage contracts, dowries
andcharitable assistance; and provides numerous examples of widows
being economically active, paying their way and involving
themselves energetically in society - one notable example being
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot, who established a very successful company
producing La Veuve Clicquot champagne. Using statistical analysis
and individual case studies, the book contrasts the situation in
different parts of Europe, and between rural and urban areas, and
shows how provision for widows both in law and in practice evolved
over time. Overall, it contributes a great deal to women's history,
helping to correct the image that women were victims of male
society, and to family history, showing thatexceptions to the
"ideal" nuclear family were very common. BEATRICE MORING is
Associate Professor in the Department of Political and Economic
Studies at the University of Helsinki. RICHARD WALL was a Senior
Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of
Essex.
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