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Women, Marriage and Property in Wealthy Landed Families in Ireland, 1750-1850
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hardcover. Drawing on a range of sources from the papers of landed families this book provides fresh insight into the place of women in the Irish wealthy landed class. Num Pages: 256 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Until recently, women featured in the historiography of the landed class in Ireland either as bearers of assets to advantageous matches or as potential drains on family estates. Drawing on a range of sources from the papers of landed families, this book provides fresh insights into the place of these women.
Looking at women’s experiences of property and power in twenty landed families between 1750 and 1850, and outlining the statutory developments that impacted upon the distribution of family property in Ireland, Wilson considers how women were provided for and examines the legal, social and familial factors that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719077982
SKU
V9780719077982
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99-15
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Deborah Wilson completed her PhD at Queen’s University Belfast, where she is now a librarian -- .
Reviews for Women, Marriage and Property in Wealthy Landed Families in Ireland, 1750-1850
This is a worthy first book that will, hopefully, stimulate others to broaden the template of engagement with marriage, the law, family and property in history. Irish Economic and Social History, volume (xxxviii, 2011)
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