Women, Credit, and Debt in Early Modern Scotland

Informationen zum Autor Cathryn Spence is Assistant Professor of European History at the University of New Brunswick – Saint John Klappentext Uses court records to re-evaluate women's economic roles in early modern Scotland. Zusammenfassung Uses court records to re-evaluate women’s economic roles in early modern Scotland. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. 'For her interest': women and debt litigation2. 'Furth of this realm' and 'in her shop': merchants and merchandisers3. Married partners and single women as producers4. Owned, loaned and pawned: the control of property5. Female servants as creditors and debtorsConclusionIndex

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cathryn Spence
• Con la collaborazione di: Pamela Sharpe (Editore), Penny Summerfield (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.02.2016
• EAN: 9781784992538
• ISBN: 978-1-78499-253-8
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Gender in History; Gender in History Mup; Gender in History; Gender in History Mup
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Gender studies: women and girls, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700, women; credit; debt; work; urban; Scotland; Britain