Family and Gender in Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600 (Paperback)

This book studies family life and gender broadly within Italy, not just one region or city, from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Paternal control of the household was paramount in Italian life at this time, with control of property and even marital choices and career paths laid out for children and carried out from beyond the grave by means of written testaments. However, the reality was always more complex than a simple reading of local laws and legal doctrines would seem to permit, especially when there were no sons to step forward as heirs. Family disputes provided an opening for legal ambiguities to redirect property and endow women with property and means of control. This book uses the decisions of lawyers and judges to examine family dynamics through the lens of law and legal disputes.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
Authors:	Thomas Kuehn
Dimensions:	227 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	402
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-40132-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	1-107-40132-1
Barcode:	9781107401327

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!