Description
| Product ID: | 9781526151711 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Gender in History |
| Title: | Women Before the Court |
| Subtitle: | Law and Patriarchy in the Anglo-American World, 1600–1800 |
| Authors: | Author: Lindsay R. Moore |
| Page Count: | 184 |
| Subjects: | Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women, Law and society, gender issues, Legal history, Gender & the law, Legal history |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is a ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire. It shows how the expansion of women''s legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the household. This book is a ground-breaking study of women in Britain and British America through two centuries of pivotal changes in the law, economy and empire. It shows how the expansion of women’s legal status gave them increased financial independence and undermined patriarchal relationships within the household. -- . |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-13 |
