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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Lindsay R. MoorePublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.222kg ISBN: 9781526151711ISBN 10: 1526151715 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 13 December 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: ‘When Women goe to Law, the Devill is full of Businesse' Part I 1 The varieties of Anglo-American law: property, patriarchy, and women’s legal status in England and America 2 Women as plaintiffs and defendants: the common law, equity, and ecclesiastical jurisdictions Part II 3 Masters and mistresses, servants and slaves: patriarchy and subordinate agency in the household 4 Wives and (unwed) mothers: women’s claims for financial support 5 Inheritance and family feuds: the legal power of elite women Part III 6 Economic expansion and the erosion of patriarchy Index -- .Reviews'this book skilfully ties together the varied experiences of women living and litigating in England and North America across the early modern period. The book will be of interest to historians of women and legal history in Britain and the Atlantic, and should be commended for bringing together scholars who are prone to focus on particular countries or jurisdictions as case studies.' Rebecca Mason, Reviews in History 'Women before the Court offers much to scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. [...] This book may be considered required reading for scholars of women, family, property, commerce, and law in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Anglo-America. It also provides a valuable comparative overview for scholars working on the same topics in other countries and regions. For its brevity, helpful exposition of many legal complexities, long time frame, and comparative structure, Women before the Court could also make an excellent choice as a classroom text.' Journal of British Studies -- . 'this book skilfully ties together the varied experiences of women living and litigating in England and North America across the early modern period. The book will be of interest to historians of women and legal history in Britain and the Atlantic, and should be commended for bringing together scholars who are prone to focus on particular countries or jurisdictions as case studies.' Rebecca Mason, Reviews in History 'Women before the Court offers much to scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. [...] This book may be considered required reading for scholars of women, family, property, commerce, and law in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Anglo-America. It also provides a valuable comparative overview for scholars working on the same topics in other countries and regions. For its brevity, helpful exposition of many legal complexities, long time frame, and comparative structure, Women before the Court could also make an excellent choice as a classroom text.' Journal of British Studies -- . Author InformationLindsay R. Moore teaches European and World History at University of Missouri-Kansas City Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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